How did the New England Patriots do in the first draft of the Mike Vrabel era? It’ll take a few years to really know. But the early signs are positive as New England rounded a talented group with a clear mission in the early rounds: building around quarterback Drake Maye.

It highlighted one of the themes of their overall approach -- investing significant draft capital around second-year quarterback Drake Maye. That includes LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell (first round,

As disappointing as the Patriots’ second straight 4-13 finish was last season, they went into the offseason feeling like rookie Drake Maye had established himself as a quarterback to build around. New England spent the three-day NFL draft shoring up the infrastructure around him in a big way.