The Patriots came away from the NFL Draft’s first two days with a quarterback, wide receiver and tackle, and stayed on the offensive side of the ball with their first two picks of Day 3, selecting guard Layden Robinson and wide receiver Javon Baker.Baker was a popular Patriots target in mock drafts and landed both on my Big Board and my final mock draft. He’s a smooth athlete that is dangerous with the ball in his hands. He put up 1,139 yards and seven touchdowns in his final season at UCF, but...
The anticipation is over. The Patriots did months of homework on University of North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, and with the third overall pick, New England got its guy. The selection makes Maye the highest-drafted quarterback for the franchise in 21 years, when the Patriots took Drew Bledsoe first overall and forever changed the trajectory of the franchise. It's too soon to know if Maye will have a similar impact, though by most accounts, his biggest...