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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They are betting Henderson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in the 34th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in Round 3, Pick 4 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in pick 103 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at slot 139 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 182nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick224 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in No. 232 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.