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  • DaveDanc DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

However the rest shakes out, Dixon at that price is a win they earned. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Every board in the league had Harrell lower, and that gap is the story.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick19 Rnd1 JC Latham
In No. 19 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
They took Troy Franklin at par in slot 34, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick 68 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Fair-plus on Beau Brade, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg slipping to pick No. 154 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylen Harrell. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A quiet steal in the 193rd overall pick: Tip Reiman for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 231st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.