FOXBORO — Patriots players, like fans, were excited enough about the team’s 2024 NFL Draft picks to dive into some of the film after last weekend.

So, what did running back Rhamondre Stevenson see when he threw on some Drake Maye highlights on YouTube?

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“Big-stature guy. He can throw the ball,” Stevenson said about the quarterback, who was selected third overall by the Patriots. “I’ll make all my other judgements when he gets here.”

Pass rusher Joshua Uche liked what he saw from Maye, as well, but reiterated comments made by head coach Jerod Mayo that the rookie won’t just be handed the starting job.

“I am not a GM, I am not a head coach, but I feel like he has a lot of potential,” Uche said. “Great arm, very athletic. I feel like he gives us an opportunity to win, but it’s going to be a competition. There’s other quarterbacks on the roster, and it’s just football. It’s a competition.”

Extra points

Stevenson would like to sign an extension with the Patriots after seeing his draft class-mate Christian Barmore do the same on Monday. “I’d love to be here for countless amount of years.” … Uche is confident he can return to form from his 2022 season while playing under head coach Jerod Mayo and defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington. He also dove into the reasons why he was less productive last season. “I was just doing my job the best that I could to the best of my ability. And sometimes you hit those home runs and it feels great, but sometimes it don’t, but you got to do your job and allow your teammates to step up and also do their job and fulfill their roles, as well. So I had my different roles that the team asked me to do and that’s all I could do at the end of the day.” … Uche was asked about his father after he explained that he’d like to go by “Joshua,” not Josh, since it’s the name his father, Emmanuel, an architect engineer in Miami, gave him. “One of the biggest disciplinarians other than Bill Belichick,” he said. Uche spent time this offseason doing home renovations with his father … Uche was excited to see Barmore sign a four-year, $84 million contract extension. “He’s a locker room guy. Everybody loves him in there. A character. Just a disruptive football player on the field.” … Uche spent two years at Michigan with quarterback Joe Milton III, a Patriots sixth-round pick last weekend. “Athletic, physical, determined guy. It’s gonna be fun,” he said.