B
New England Patriots
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B.
by Patriotsroger ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Garrett Dellinger at pick 222, roughly 69 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.
Getting Howard where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They liked Aireontae Ersery enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 38. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Azareye'h Thomas in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They jumped the gun on Cam Skattebo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They robbed the room for Will Howard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A clean, defensible pick in the 219th pick with a little surplus value in Hayden Conner. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Garrett Dellinger this early at the 222nd pick. It fills a real need, too.
R.J. Mickens at No. 240 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.