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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
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. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Haynes reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 11 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A reach on Christian Haynes in slot 68; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 139th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nathan Thomas in the 182nd overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A tidy little value on Jase McClellan in pick No. 224, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Nothing to complain about; Taulia Tagovailoa went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Fair-plus on Joshua Cephus, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.