B-
New England Patriots
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Skattebo: B-.
by Cozyflier ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
When a board-topper like Cam Skattebo slides to pick No. 217, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
Reaching for Walker left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 4 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Colston Loveland at pick 38 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Fair-plus on Jack Bech, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Denzel Burke at the 77th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor need, but a need all the same.
David Walker at slot 106 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A wild overpay on Elijah Roberts in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Cam Skattebo in No. 217 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jonas Sanker at the 220th pick is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at slot 238. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.