B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots robbed the room for Hampton. Final grade: B+.
by Cdwoods87 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Omarion Hampton slide 38 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Bassa has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
The Dallas Turner 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
In the 4th pick they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at pick 38 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jayden Higgins at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid a round early for Jeffrey Bassa in Round 4, Pick 4, more than the board wanted. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Circle this one: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick No. 217 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Somehow Jason Marshall Jr. was still sitting there in the 220th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.