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Grand theft in pick 235: the Patriots steal Brooks and grade out a B-.

by MacJack28 · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B-
Trades C-
Future B-

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Tahj Brooks slide 117 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The cost of the Truss reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Will Johnson · CB · rank 10
Nothing to complain about; Will Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 22
In the 20th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 31
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 66
Jalen Royals at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the 84th overall pick, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Jordan James · RB · rank 53
They robbed the room for Jordan James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.19 · Pick 120 · Rylie Mills · DL · rank 134
Rylie Mills in No. 120 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Sebastian Castro · S · rank 90
A safety of that caliber at slot 141 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.7 · Pick 221 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 133
Oronde Gadsden II in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R7.9 · Pick 223 · Xavier Truss · OT · rank 276
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Truss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.21 · Pick 235 · Tahj Brooks · RB · rank 118
The board fumbled Tahj Brooks all the way to slot 235, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.38 · Pick 252 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 223
Circle this one: Jaylen Reed at Round 7, Pick 38 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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