B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots robbed the room for Walker. Final grade: B-.
by Billybeantown ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Jalon Walker slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at No. 69. Highway robbery.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Burke reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid up for Josh Simmons at pick 4 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in slot 38, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They will replay Jalon Walker at Round 3, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A premium they did not need to pay, Denzel Burke a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They robbed the room for Andrew Mukuba here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.