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Grand theft in slot 198: the Patriots steal Barton and grade out a A-.

by aolevitz97 · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 9 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The rest of the league will want that one back. Lander Barton tumbling to the Patriots in Round 6, Pick 23 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Colby reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end it comes back to Kelvin Banks Jr., and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Kelvin Banks Jr. · OT · rank 4
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Harold Fannin Jr. · TE · rank 35
They barely believed it either: Harold Fannin Jr. still on the board at pick No. 67. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 54
Tyleik Williams in the 79th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 94
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 2. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.23 · Pick 124 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 82
Taking Deontae Lawson in slot 124 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 169
This one needs a full-page explanation: Connor Colby in pick 138, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 127
Lander Barton at No. 198 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 160
Ollie Gordon II at the 213th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 202
Seth McLaughlin in pick 219 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 178
They will replay Cam Skattebo at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jack Kiser · LB · rank 188
The board fumbled Jack Kiser all the way to Round 7, Pick 22, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
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