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New England Patriots

Larceny in pick 240 lands the Patriots a A-, Riley and all.

by Figger19 · 2025 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 9 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A-

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Quincy Riley, the No. 182 name on the board, in the 240th pick. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The cost of the Hawes reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end it comes back to Tetairoa McMillan, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 5
In the 20th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 14
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 38th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Jonah Savaiinaea · OT · rank 45
They did well to land Jonah Savaiinaea in No. 51, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 48
Value with a capital V on Tre Harris in slot 62, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Azareye'h Thomas · CB · rank 62
Azareye'h Thomas in pick No. 69 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 69
A reasonable price with a little left over, Andrew Mukuba in pick 76. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 87
A conviction pick on Carson Schwesinger at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 74
Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 3, Pick 21 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
No edge and no loss on Cam Skattebo in the 105th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 88
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 145 is the definition of value, full stop. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Hollin Pierce · OT · rank 118
Somehow Hollin Pierce was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.21 · Pick 199 · Phil Mafah · RB · rank 177
You do not let a running back like Phil Mafah reach slot 199 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.28 · Pick 206 · Jabbar Muhammad · CB · rank 152
Circle this one: Jabbar Muhammad at the 206th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Jackson Hawes · TE · rank 256
A wild overpay on Jackson Hawes in No. 219, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Tonka Hemingway · DT · rank 257
They talked themselves into Tonka Hemingway at Round 7, Pick 4, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.22 · Pick 240 · Quincy Riley · CB · rank 182
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Quincy Riley in pick 240, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
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