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New England Patriots
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Mukuba: A-.
by mcraig21 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Mukuba where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
In the end it comes back to Kenneth Grant, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 6 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Value with a capital V on Quinshon Judkins in slot 77, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach the 105th overall pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.