B+
New England Patriots
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Sanders: B+.
by BBB ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 6 steals
· 2 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Raheim Sanders slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at No. 220. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
The Greene III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 12 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in pick No. 37, and they pounced on premier safety value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Derrick Harmon at slot 38 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They robbed the room for Jihaad Campbell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Tyler Warren in the 77th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Hollin Pierce at pick 78 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Earnest Greene III well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
They will replay Le'Veon Moss at the 217th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Raheim Sanders at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jaishawn Barham in slot 238, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
