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RUN ON JAN 5, 2024

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  • y y y DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Puni reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Alexander.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A big swing on Dominick Puni at slot 67, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in pick 103, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
They paid a round early for Javion Cohen in No. 140, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at the 181st pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Steve Linton at the 224th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.