C
New England Patriots
Skattebo should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a C.
by Kenn ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cam Skattebo, the No. 114 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 238. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 8 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Warren at the 39th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They did well to land Alfred Collins in slot 67, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid sticker price for Deone Walker in the 69th pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jayden Higgins in Round 3, Pick 15 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Taking Donovan Jackson in pick 103 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
No edge and no loss on Savion Williams in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board fumbled Azareye'h Thomas all the way to Round 5, Pick 1, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Jordan Hancock in the 219th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jonah Monheim at No. 220 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Cam Skattebo at pick 238 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
