PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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New England Patriots

Larceny in slot 200 lands the Patriots a A-, Paul Jr. and all.

by aolevitz97 · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need A-
Trades A-
Future A+

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Chris Paul Jr. slide 83 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

The Pearce Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Bottom line, with James Pearce Jr. leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · James Pearce Jr. · DE-EDGE · rank 11
In No. 1 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 94
Tez Johnson at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · Kyren Lacy · WR · rank 120
The board fumbled Kyren Lacy all the way to pick No. 138, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.3 · Pick 140 · Luke Kandra · OG · rank 109
Luke Kandra in the 140th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.28 · Pick 165 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 160
Nothing to complain about; Ollie Gordon II went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.25 · Pick 200 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 117
Chris Paul Jr. at pick 200 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 202
Seth McLaughlin slid further than he should have, and slot 219 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 178
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 208
They will replay Terrance Ferguson at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.36 · Pick 252 · Hunter Wohler · S · rank 209
Hunter Wohler in Round 7, Pick 36 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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