B-
New England Patriots
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Stutsman: B-.
by bringbackbrady ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 6 steals
· 1 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Danny Stutsman, Round 5, Pick 6, roughly 58 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
Reaching for Cornelius left real value on the table behind him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 4th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Tate Ratledge in pick 38 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in Round 3, Pick 5, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached into another round for Ajani Cornelius, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Taking Andrew Mukuba in No. 104 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A linebacker of that caliber at the 143rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They will replay Jordan Hancock at slot 217 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Circle this one: Upton Stout at pick No. 220 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
The board fumbled Kyle Monangai all the way to No. 238, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.