B
New England Patriots
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.
by Ckl1969 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 7 reaches
The Patriots torched the value chart for Trey Moore, taking him 148 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
Singleton falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 6 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Fair-plus on Isaiah Bond, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Taking Omarion Hampton in slot 38 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Oronde Gadsden II at the 69th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
A real head-scratcher, Luke Kandra in pick 85 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tez Johnson in the Round 4 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A wild overpay on Trey Moore in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in slot 143, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Value said wait; Ty Hamilton in the 189th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They barely believed it either: Nicholas Singleton still on the board at Round 7, Pick 1. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Lander Barton in pick No. 220 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They talked themselves into Steven Parker at pick 238, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
