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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

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.

Getting Flournoy where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick 68 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in slot 103: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at the 137th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Steal is underselling it; Dwight McGlothern at Round 6, Pick 5 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the 193rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.