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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (NE)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NO)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DET)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (JAX)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (TEN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Torrence falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Guerendo has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
No edge and no loss on Adisa Isaac in the 52nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Legette a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cade Stover at the Round 3 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 116 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They read the board right and Sione Vaki was the payoff at the 166th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at pick 220 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley slipping to Round 7, Pick 1 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.