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RUN ON JAN 5, 2024

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  • Wingman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LAC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (IND)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
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PICK: 242 RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Younghoe Koo
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: A-.

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.

The Tampa value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

It is not that Hart is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Every board in the league had Stover lower, and that gap is the story.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham at the 35th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick70 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Taking T.J. Tampa in Round 3, Pick 6 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
They let Jermaine Burton come to them and pounced at pick 72. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Cam Hart did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
They took Roman Wilson at par in slot 111, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A reach on Cade Stover in pick No. 121; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Travis at Round 4, Pick 36, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Max Melton
Steal is underselling it; Max Melton at pick No. 139 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tykee Smith at the 140th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
The board fumbled Khyree Jackson all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.