PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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New England Patriots

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Higgins: A.

by jack murphy · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Call it larceny. Jay Higgins sat on the board until slot 144, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Green pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.26 · Pick 26 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 32
In No. 26 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Armand Membou · OT · rank 39
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Armand Membou. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Colston Loveland · TE · rank 62
Colston Loveland in pick No. 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 58
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in pick 86, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.13 · Pick 114 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 52
Taking Dylan Sampson in slot 114 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.16 · Pick 117 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 51
Kaleb Johnson in Round 4, Pick 16 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 61
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in the 144th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.20 · Pick 158 · Billy Bowman Jr. · S · rank 87
They barely believed it either: Billy Bowman Jr. still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.23 · Pick 161 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 162
Connor Colby at slot 161 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 180
They paid up for Bryce Foster at the 170th pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.4 · Pick 218 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 248
A big swing on Taylen Green at No. 218, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.9 · Pick 223 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 172
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 223 is the definition of value, full stop. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
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