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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a A.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Jawhar Jordan at Round 6, Pick 41, roughly 84 spots before his name belonged. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mims. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

It is not that Jackson is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In the end it comes back to Drake Maye, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 9 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 JC Latham
They robbed the room for JC Latham here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Somehow Xavier Legette was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 9, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick55 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They barely believed it either: Amarius Mims still on the board at pick 55. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
You do not let a cornerback like T.J. Tampa reach slot 67 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick68 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
Taking Troy Fautanu in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 73rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A real head-scratcher, Cade Stover in slot 87 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Beaux Limmer
A wild overpay on Beaux Limmer in pick 94, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and safety to take Khyree Jackson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Laube. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at pick No. 141 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick181 Rnd6 JT Daniels
A premium they did not need to pay, JT Daniels a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kaimon Rucker
They reached into another round for Kaimon Rucker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
They reached a country mile for Jawhar Jordan at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at slot 224 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.