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New England Patriots
Larceny in slot 220 lands the Patriots a B, Brooks and all.
by bringbackbrady ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 6 steals
· 2 reaches
When a board-topper like Tahj Brooks slides to pick 220, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
Cornelius has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. More want than need.
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at pick 38 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A real head-scratcher, Ajani Cornelius in No. 58 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They took Deone Walker at par in the 69th pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They let Jalen Royals come to them and pounced at the 77th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
TreVeyon Henderson at Round 4, Pick 3 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They jumped the gun on Jaeden Roberts, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Kyle Monangai in pick No. 217 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Tahj Brooks at Round 7, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Taking Jack Kiser in No. 238 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.