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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB
FutureA+
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B+. The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.
The Shirden reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Getting Rosemy-Jacksaint where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34
Rnd2
Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at the 34th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick35
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Morgan. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74
Rnd3
Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 74 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75
Rnd3
Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at No. 75 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104
Rnd4
Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the 104th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110
Rnd4
Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at Round 4, Pick 10 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145
Rnd5
Kalen King
Kalen King at pick 145 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
No edge and no loss on Luke McCaffrey in No. 161; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182
Rnd6
Jordan Jefferson
No drama and no debate, Jordan Jefferson went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 7. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219
Rnd6
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 219th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229
Rnd7
Jaden Shirden
A big swing on Jaden Shirden at the 229th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
















