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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by GeorgeWashington · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Graham Mertz selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 91 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The Henderson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Kelvin Banks Jr. · OT · rank 4
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · JT Tuimoloau · DE-EDGE · rank 58
This one needs a full-page explanation: JT Tuimoloau in pick No. 34, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
Tyler Warren at pick 36 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 75
The board had cheaper options than Jayden Higgins at slot 67, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 81
They paid sticker price for Deontae Lawson in the 79th overall pick, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.29 · Pick 93 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 56
Circle this one: Dylan Fairchild at Round 3, Pick 29 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 71
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at pick 103. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Elic Ayomanor · WR · rank 96
A slide stopped in slot 105, with Elic Ayomanor worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 61
TreVeyon Henderson in the 138th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
R5.26 · Pick 163 · Jake Majors · C · rank 93
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in pick No. 163, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 248
Nohl Williams in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Graham Mertz · QB · rank 311
Graham Mertz at Round 7, Pick 4 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Thor Griffith · DL · rank 277
Thor Griffith in the 238th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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