PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

2025 Pats draft trade with Seahawks B+

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Grand theft in slot 219: the Patriots steal Gordon II and grade out a B+.

by Jrich52 · 2025 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 6 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

You build a draft on nights like this. Ollie Gordon II had no business being available in pick 219, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The DK Metcalf deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 17
In No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Derrick Harmon · DT · rank 30
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Derrick Harmon at the 38th pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 64
Fair-plus on Deone Walker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 58
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 77th overall pick, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 98
Good price on Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 105, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 124
They barely believed it either: Emery Jones Jr. still on the board at slot 145. It fills a real need, too.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 164
Taking Ollie Gordon II in Round 7, Pick 1 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Luke Lachey · TE · rank 191
Luke Lachey in pick No. 222 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.22 · Pick 240 · Donovan Edwards · RB · rank 186
Donovan Edwards in the 240th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.