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New England Patriots

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

by Narbenl · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jay Higgins, the No. 123 name on the board, stolen at the Round 7 slot. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 15
In pick No. 6 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 28
A slide stopped in the 37th overall pick, with Emeka Egbuka worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Jonah Savaiinaea · OT · rank 36
No drama and no debate, Jonah Savaiinaea went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 6. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
Tyler Warren in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 72
They took Andrew Mukuba at par in the 69th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 62
Steal is underselling it; Alfred Collins at slot 83 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Jordan James · RB · rank 53
Taking Jordan James in No. 105 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.2 · Pick 140 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 87
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at pick 140. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Brant Kuithe · TE · rank 199
You do not let a tight end like Brant Kuithe reach No. 219 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.8 · Pick 222 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 123
Jay Higgins at slot 222 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.23 · Pick 237 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 208
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Terrance Ferguson in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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