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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Suamataia steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 21 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
A straight-up fair deal on Leonard Taylor III at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Value with a capital V on Kingsley Suamataia in the 68th pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in No. 103, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
No drama and no debate, Shemar Turner went about where he belonged in pick 139. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at Round 7, Pick 4 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.