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The Patriots robbed the room for Thornton Jr.. Final grade: A-.

by cluckern · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dont'e Thornton Jr., No. 219, roughly 41 picks past where he belonged. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In the end it comes back to Tyler Warren, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 16
In slot 14 they get a red-zone target to build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 48
Aireontae Ersery in the 55th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 74
A tidy little value on Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 77, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Ozzy Trapilo · OT · rank 89
A tidy bit of business in the 103rd pick, where Ozzy Trapilo graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 155
The board had cheaper options than Bhayshul Tuten at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.13 · Pick 191 · Damien Martinez · RB · rank 153
The board fumbled Damien Martinez all the way to No. 191, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 178
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 7, Pick 1 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Upton Stout · S · rank 182
Steal is underselling it; Upton Stout at pick No. 222 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.16 · Pick 234 · Ja'Corey Brooks · WR · rank 219
Ja'Corey Brooks at the 234th pick 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.
R7.22 · Pick 240 · Trevor Etienne · RB · rank 217
Trevor Etienne in slot 240 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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