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New England Patriots

The Patriots let Sanders fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

by BBB · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Raheim Sanders, the 220th overall pick, roughly 78 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Covington proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The Patriots indulged a want in Stutsman while a need in edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Walter Nolen and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 12
In slot 17 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 16
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to Round 2, Pick 6, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 38
Jihaad Campbell in the 69th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Donovan Jackson · OT · rank 83
Donovan Jackson at the 77th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 113
Jack Nelson at pick No. 82 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Ozzy Trapilo · OT · rank 126
A real head-scratcher, Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.16 · Pick 117 · Mason Taylor · TE · rank 96
They will replay Mason Taylor at pick 117 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.22 · Pick 123 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 84
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Danny Stutsman in No. 123 leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots for later.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Sonny Styles · S · rank 121
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sonny Styles in Round 5, Pick 6, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 128
Oronde Gadsden II in the 170th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Le'Veon Moss · RB · rank 144
Taking Le'Veon Moss in slot 217 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 142
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at pick No. 220 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jacobe Covington · CB · rank 290
Jacobe Covington at pick 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
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