B
New England Patriots
The Patriots robbed the room for Nolen. Final grade: B.
by chizzler ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 8 steals
· 0 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Walter Nolen, the No. 19 name on the board, stolen at the 222nd pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.
They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 4th pick they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Circle this one: Will Campbell at the 38th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board fumbled Ashton Jeanty all the way to pick 69, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Taking Jahdae Barron in No. 77 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They robbed the room for Cam Ward here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Wyatt Milum in slot 145 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 219, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Walter Nolen at Round 7, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tre Harris at the 240th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.