New England made five selections on the final day of the draft.

The New England Patriots wrapped up the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday with five more selections, using four on the offensive side of the football.

Here are the current players on the Patriots’ roster who the picks impact for better, or worse, moving forward.

Winners

QB Drake Maye: More picks, more offensive help for New England’s new quarterback. Beyond receiving some protection in guard Layden Robinson, Maye got a pair of weapons in tight end Jaheim Bell and wide receiver Javon Baker. The latter, who already has...

The New England Patriots selected quarterback Drake Maye from North Carolina with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

One quarterback was all New England needed, with Jacoby Brissett, Bailey Zappe and Nathan Rourke already with the franchise, right?

Not quite. The Patriots also selected Joe Milton III with the 193rd pick in the sixth round.

Maye didn’t seem remotely phased by the selection and, in fact, even sent his well wishes on social media.

“Joe cool! Congrats bro,” Maye wrote on X, with the fire emoji.

So why exactly did the Patriots select a second quarterback? Head...

While Bill Belichick was at the helm of the Patriots, he was the deciding factor in draft picks and free agency signings.

After amicably parting with Belichick, the narrative apparently shifted to Robert and Jonathan Kraft making those decisions rather than leaving them to executive Eliot Wolf and head coach Jerod Mayo.

Mayo pushed back on that narrative when he joined NFL Network on the last day of draft weekend.

“It’s been very collaborative, and I’ll say this, ownership has given us the freedom to really use our expertise,” Mayo said. “That’s being football coaches. That’s being football scouts. I...

The Patriots did something unique with their selection of South Carolina defensive back Marcellas Dial in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

They added a defensive player.

New England, both before and after that selection, completely ignored the defensive side of the ball Thursday, Friday and Saturday, giving a crystal clear indication to their focus heading into draft weekend. Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo needed to revamp their offense.

Mayo made no bones about it, either, all but saying as much during the afternoon.

“We had a lot of needs on the offensive side of the ball,” Mayo...

The Patriots nabbed their lone defensive pick in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Last season, cornerback Marcellas Dial earned the Overcoming Adversity Award as a senior at South Carolina, something the three-year starter for the Gamecocks hopes to change when he gets to New England.

“Yeah, it just, that’s just my life, how it’s been. I’ve been an underdog all my life,” Dial said in a video call with reporters on Saturday. “I’ve been having to fight this uphill battle all my life. So, me overcoming adversity, that’s something I’ve been doing my whole life. So, it’s...

Eliot Wolf’s use of buzz words captivated the attention of just about every New England Patriots fan.

Wolf, though, followed through on his offseason intention. He and the Patriots weaponized the offense as best they could during the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Patriots used seven of their eight total picks on offensive players during the three-day event. New England not only secured what many believe will be the team’s quarterback of the future in Drake Maye, but then added two receivers and two offensive lineman with their first five selections.

After picking players to address their three biggest needs during...

The Patriots answered a lot of questions in the 2024 NFL Draft, but also created one with a rather unexpected selection.

Is Caedan Wallace capable of playing left tackle?

Drake Maye was taken in the first round, and will be the quarterback of the future. Ja’Lynn Polk was taken in the second round, and should have an immediate impact on the receiver room. Wallace went in the third, and though he plays tackle, he’s only ever worked on the right side.

Michael Onwenu kind of has that covered already.

The Patriots don’t have too much of a worry, though, as...

The New England Patriots finalized their 2024 NFL Draft class Saturday evening, welcoming eight new prospects, most notably the team’s presumed quarterback of the future: Drake Maye from North Carolina.

Maye might not be the official starting quarterback this upcoming season just yet, according to Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo.

Following a dumpster fire 4-13 finish, New England moved on from Bill Belichick and Mac Jones, leaving a wide-open door for newcomers to make themselves a household name while also digging the organization out of its growing divot — the Patriots haven’t won a playoff game since 2018.

The team...

It took three days, seven rounds, and eight selections, but the 2024 New England Patriots NFL Draft class is now known. The team wanted to “weaponize” their offense and Eliot Wolf used seven of their eight picks to help do so. New England took two quarterbacks, two wide receivers, two offensive linemen, and a tight end. They added a cornerback as well.

Another look at the Patriots draft class. Click on players’ names for a link to the writeup about their selections:

QB Drake Maye, North Carolina (Round 1, No. 3)

Drake Maye knows how to make plays...

The Patriots added a lot of young players in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Is that obvious? Yes, it’s literally a pool of college-aged players. New England added dudes who weren’t even alive for Super Bowl XXXVI, though.

Drake Maye is 21. Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker are 22. Layden Robinson is 23. The Patriots being anything but dominant is something new for all those guys, so their top priority is returning the franchise to its past glory.

“The Patriots, it’s been a dynasty,” Maye told reporters in his first meeting with the media Thursday. “It’s one of the best areas,...

The New England Patriots had rookie quarterback Drake Maye front of mind when they made seven of their eight total picks in the 2024 NFL Draft.

After selecting Maye at No. 3 overall, Eliot Wolf and company added two wide receivers and two offensive linemen. It marked the first time since 1969 the Patriots used each of their first five picks on offensive players, per ESPN.

It was a clear from the jump the Patriots wanted to build around the North Carolina product. It didn’t end there either. In total, New England selected seven offensive players and one defensive player...

The draft is in the books. The scramble for rookie free agents has begun.

With the 2024 NFL Draft coming to an end, teams have started turning their attention to undrafted free agency. For the New England Patriots, who still have 11 open spots on their 90-man roster, it projects to be a busy period.

Given their long history of finding diamonds in the rough after the end of the seventh round, the Patriots will again be an attractive destination for unselected prospects. Yes, Bill Belichick is gone. Yes, the 19-year streak of at least one undrafted rookie making the...