PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the night they stopped Zvada from sliding. Grade: B+.

by bringbackbrady · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 9 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A
Future B-

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Dominic Zvada slide 143 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The Jones Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 5
A straight-up fair deal on Tetairoa McMillan at No. 6, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 22
Value with a capital V on Jalon Walker in pick No. 37, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 19
Somehow Luther Burden III was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 43
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 69th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 76
They paid sticker price for Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 77, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 174
They talked themselves into Emery Jones Jr. at the 104th pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 85
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at Round 5, Pick 6. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.3 · Pick 178 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 110
A running back of that caliber at pick 178 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Jack Kiser · LB · rank 189
Jack Kiser at the 216th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Jordan Hancock · S · rank 190
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jordan Hancock in slot 217, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Trevor Etienne · RB · rank 201
Trevor Etienne in No. 220 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Dominic Zvada · PK · rank 95
Dominic Zvada in pick 238 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.