The New England Patriots had their highest draft pick in three decades, and a full house as they were investing it. Their new-look war room, led by director of scouting Eliot Wolf, was filled to the brim — including a camera crew to capture the action.

The behind-the-scenes video shared on the Patriots’ social media channels on Thursday night captured the moment the team selected North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with the third overall selection in the first round. You see college scouting director Camren Williams calling Maye, as well as Wolf, head coach Jerod Mayo, and team owner Robert...

The Patriots’ new roster construction approach fits perfectly with their new quarterback.

When the New England Patriots handed the keys to their organization over to Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo in their roles as director of scouting and head coach, respectively, they also committed to a new roster construction approach.

Whereas the team seemingly explored every avenue under the previous Bill Belichick-led regime, they would now focus primarily on drafting and developing players from within. Given Wolf’s background with the Green Bay Packers, where his father Ron was a Hall of Fame executive, this is no particular surprise.

From that...

Drake Maye, who was selected third overall by the New England Patriots in the 2024 NFL Draft, has a fan in the reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Appearing on a Bleacher Report draft show on Thursday night, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud said that he believes Maye to be the most NFL-ready passer available this year.

“I feel like Drake Maye is [the most NFL-ready],” Stroud said.

“You watch his tape, just his arm talent jumps off. He’s one guy — to me, the one mistake that I made early on in just the first couple of games,...

New England selected the North Carolina quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

One of the most wide-spread pre-draft notions was that the New England Patriots would be a challenging landing spot for any rookie quarterback. Not only is the team coming off a 4-13 season and entering a major rebuild in Year 1 after long-time head coach Bill Belichick, it also lacks the same talent on its roster that other teams such as Minnesota or Chicago have.

All of that is true. The Patriots still feel confident in their ability to support their new first-round draft...

The Patriots selected Maye in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night

The New England Patriots have started off their 2024 NFL Draft campaign with a bang.

Not only did they not trade out of the first round for a pick they’ll later use on a second-round DB, they selected the player most pundits pegged as the best fit for them in Drake Maye.

The 21-year-old North Carolina product is 6-foot-4, 230 pounds of awesome, and if history is any indicator, he’s a mortal lock for the Hall of Fame. As we all know, if a...

New England selected QB Drake Maye with their first pick.

The New England Patriots used the No. 3 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft to land their quarterback of the future in North Carolina’s Drake Maye.

Here’s who the pick impacts for better, or worse, moving forward.

Winners

QB Jacoby Brissett: Despite drafting the quarterback of the future Thursday night, a role is still out there for New England’s veteran free agent addition — beyond mentoring Maye. Head coach Jerod Mayo made note that the best option under center will start after an offseason competition, leaving the door...

Get to know New England’s draft class, one selection at a time.

The 2024 NFL Draft is underway, and the New England Patriots started it off with a bang — selecting their quarterback of the future with the third overall selection in the first round. While the Drake Maye pick naturally steals the headlines due to its transformative nature, the team is far from done restocking its team through this year’s draft.

Let’s therefore meet all the players they decided to bring aboard, one selection at a time. First off, naturally, pick No. 1.

1-3 QB Drake Maye (North Carolina):...

FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots opted not to trade into the back half of the first round, making quarterback Drake Maye their lone 2024 NFL Draft addition Thursday night.

The Patriots addressed their biggest need with the selection of Maye, who was selected third overall. Patriots de facto general manager Eliot Wolf, first-year head coach Jerod Mayo and Maye himself are all thrilled with the pick. Patriots fans should be, too.

New England now will be tasked with filling its next biggest needs: offensive tackle and wide receiver.

Ranking which is a bigger need is up for debate....

The New England Patriots decided weeks ago they wanted to select North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the NFL draft.

And after it was made official on Thursday night, former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III applauded the Patriots for their selection.

“Drake Maye has everything you want from a franchise QB,” Griffin wrote on X. “Strong Arm, playmaking ability, can throw from any platform and doesn’t back down when adversity strikes. He just wants to play ball and compete. Now he does it for the storied @Patriots in the post Brady Era. Go get it!”...

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots selected Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, kickstarting their rebuild in grandiose fashion.

New England surely is pleased with its selection, but not everyone around One Patriots Place is coming away unscathed. Maye’s arrival is a monumental moment for most in the organization in just about every way, representing a significant change.

Is everyone looking for change? No, but there are plenty of folks who will find it to be a positive one. Let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers to come out of...

Fans across New England have heard and read all sorts of reports on the Patriots’ newest quarterback Drake Maye.

But what’s better than hearing from the players themselves about what the fans can expect when the suit up for their favorite team?

Maye provided reporters with the perfect answer of what the Patriots and the fans should expect from the 21-year-old quarterback when he arrives at Gillette Stadium.

“A competitor and a winner,” Maye said, on a Zoom call press conference with New England media. “I think those are the main things that come to mind. It doesn’t matter if...

The New England Patriots identified Drake Maye as their next franchise quarterback, selecting the 21-year-old third overall in Thursday night’s 2024 NFL Draft. However, considering the current roster layout, the team acknowledges there’s still some work to do.

After parting ways with Bill Belichick and former starting quarterback Mac Jones, the Patriots started fresh at square one this offseason. That didn’t just mean introducing a new quarterback for the 2024 season, but weapons to complement whoever New England decides to hand the ball to at the start of the season. So far, that hasn’t gone great for the organization.

“I...