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New England Patriots
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Stewart: A.
by RustyCF57 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 16 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Josaiah Stewart, the 238th pick, roughly 185 picks past where he belonged.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, Daryl Williams leading the way.
The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.
Pick-by-Pick
Ashton Jeanty in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
They will replay Tyler Warren at slot 38 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They barely believed it either: Matthew Golden still on the board at pick 46. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Armand Membou reach the 62nd pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in No. 69, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor itch, scratched.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jahdae Barron in pick No. 77, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Tre Harris at the 144th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick No. 151, and they scooped it up. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Aireontae Ersery at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Restrepo at No. 192 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Taking Trey Amos in the 216th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 217th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Jaylin Noel at slot 232 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Josaiah Stewart in pick 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 7, Pick 26 is a fall that decides a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.