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  • DaveDanc DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: B.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Randolph Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The Morgan pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 3: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They paid up for Jordan Morgan at the 37th pick when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson slipping to pick No. 67 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in slot 69 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cade Stover
Good price on Cade Stover in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick181 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Steve Linton at No. 181 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at pick No. 224 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.