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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (BAL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Justin Tucker
PK
Players traded away
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DeVante Parker
WR
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Hunter Henry
TE
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J.C. Jackson
CB
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Josh Uche
EDGE
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Mac Jones
QB
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Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a F.

The Patriots lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A F, plain and simple.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Laumea lower, and that gap is the story.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in pick 34, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 93rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A reach for Sataoa Laumea in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 131 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick136 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in slot 136, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.