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  • sean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says C.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. The final tally is a middling C.

The Robinson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The cost of the Mahogany reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
By-the-book stuff, Keon Coleman at No. 34 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in the 66th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 69th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Devontez Walker at pick No. 102, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith is a better player than Round 5, Pick 3 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zy Alexander in slot 180. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick 223 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.