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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: C+.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They are betting Okie-Anoma proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On value alone, Suamataia makes the weekend a net positive.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 8 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in the 68th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia slipping to pick 74 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A big swing on Ben Sinnott at the 103rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Marist Liufau. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A reach on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in pick No. 180; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They liked Jaylan Ford enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 18. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick231 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They talked themselves into Eyabi Okie-Anoma at Round 7, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.