PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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New England Patriots

No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

by Dpilon1973 · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades C+
Future B

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 143 on Jimmy Horn Jr. a full 145 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Mullings falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Travis Hunter · CB · rank 1
In No. 4 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 54
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 38 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 55
Dylan Fairchild in pick 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Rylie Mills · DL · rank 129
A wild overpay on Rylie Mills in the 97th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Elic Ayomanor · WR · rank 94
A tidy bit of business in slot 104, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · Shilo Sanders · S · rank 238
A big swing on Shilo Sanders at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Jimmy Horn Jr. · WR · rank 288
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jimmy Horn Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.22 · Pick 159 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 84
Danny Stutsman in the 159th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Bryson Nesbit · TE · rank 236
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryson Nesbit this early at the 217th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Kalel Mullings · RB · rank 103
You do not let a running back like Kalel Mullings reach Round 7, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Micah Morris · OG · rank 268
Micah Morris at No. 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
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