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New England Patriots
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 4: the Patriots steal Nash and grade out a A.
by Oshjay ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 9 steals
· 1 reaches
The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Nick Nash, the No. 155 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 7 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Reaching for Hemingway left real value on the table behind him.
In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.
Pick-by-Pick
Taking Tre Harris in pick 67 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board had TreVeyon Henderson higher than the Round 3 slot, and the running back fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 77 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at the 105th pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Savion Williams at Round 4, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jared Wilson at the 145th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
They will replay Ajani Cornelius at No. 177 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Kyle Monangai at slot 219 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Somehow Nick Nash was still sitting there in slot 222, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A premium they did not need to pay, Tonka Hemingway a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
