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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the night they stopped Gadsden II from sliding. Grade: B.

by J · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B
Future A

You could see the war room lean forward. Oronde Gadsden II at the 217th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The Elijah Moore pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.1 · Pick 33 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 47
They went early on Aireontae Ersery in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Marcus Mbow · OT · rank 51
Marcus Mbow at pick 38 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jack Bech · WR · rank 71
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Bech at No. 67, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Xavier Restrepo · WR · rank 66
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Restrepo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 80
By-the-book stuff, Elijah Arroyo at Round 3, Pick 11 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Harold Fannin Jr. · TE · rank 52
They barely believed it either: Harold Fannin Jr. still on the board at the 77th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 67
Deone Walker at pick No. 99 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Tommi Hill · CB · rank 133
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tommi Hill well ahead of where he belonged. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.10 · Pick 111 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 74
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 111th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in pick 143, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 142
Oronde Gadsden II in slot 217 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 260
They reached a country mile for Nohl Williams at No. 220, and the board is aghast. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Hunter Wohler · S · rank 234
Hunter Wohler at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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