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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CHI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mitch Trubisky
QB
Head Shot
DeMarcus Walker
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: A-.

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.

They are betting Hartman proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Fautanu falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in the 4th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at Round 2, Pick 3 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A quiet steal in pick No. 104: Christian Mahogany for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in No. 123 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick140 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in slot 140 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141 Rnd5 Junior Colson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Junior Colson in the 141st pick, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
They let Zy Alexander come to them and pounced at pick 181. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 224th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.