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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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DeVante Parker
WR
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
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Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: C-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a C- and check back in two years.

The Phillips pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
No drama and no debate, Drake Maye went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 3. It fills a real need, too.
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In No. 4 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick104 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at slot 104 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
A reach for Dallin Holker in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at the 229th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.