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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Simpson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drake Maye. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A tidy little value on Brian Thomas Jr. in the 34th pick, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
The board had Ja'Tavion Sanders higher than Round 3, Pick 4, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick 104 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Will Shipley
No drama and no debate, Will Shipley went about where he belonged in slot 136. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick229 Rnd7 Christian Jones
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Jones reach the 229th overall pick and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.