B-
New England Patriots
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Stewart: B-.
by undnatural1 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Josaiah Stewart, the No. 52 name on the board, in No. 74.
The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Harris reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.
Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 8th pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
They went early on Tre Harris in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Dylan Sampson in Round 3, Pick 5 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They barely believed it either: Josaiah Stewart still on the board at No. 74. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.