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New England Patriots

The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 7 steals · 7 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 23 on Nick Nash a full 116 spots early. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

They banked enough surplus on Lawson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Josh Conerly Jr. · OT · rank 45
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Derrick Harmon · DT · rank 33
A tidy little value on Derrick Harmon in the 36th pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 17
Nick Emmanwori at slot 44 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Donovan Ezeiruaku · DE-EDGE · rank 75
Donovan Ezeiruaku at the 47th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
Taking Tyler Warren in pick 67 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 173
Emery Jones Jr. in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Jordan Burch · DE-EDGE · rank 112
They reached into another round for Jordan Burch, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 94
Tez Johnson in slot 103 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.23 · Pick 124 · Nick Nash · QB · rank 240
Nick Nash at Round 4, Pick 23 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 239
A big swing on Nohl Williams at No. 138, well ahead of any board in the building. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.14 · Pick 151 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 82
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at pick 151 is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 181
They barely believed it either: Elijah Arroyo still on the board at the 219th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Jalen Rivers · OT · rank 313
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Rivers this early at pick No. 220. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 178
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 238 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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