PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B-.

by PatsFanSolo · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future D-

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Horn Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Winston Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The veteran additions, DK Metcalf chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 10
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 34
A clean, defensible pick in the 39th overall pick with a little surplus value in Tate Ratledge. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Abdul Carter · DE-EDGE · rank 38
Good price on Abdul Carter in the 41st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 54
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 72 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 83
Ollie Gordon II at No. 86 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 86
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 4, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.7 · Pick 108 · Elic Ayomanor · WR · rank 92
They let Elic Ayomanor come to them and pounced at pick No. 108. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 135
A quiet steal in pick 144: Jaeden Roberts for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.4 · Pick 218 · Julian Fleming · WR · rank 208
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Julian Fleming in slot 218. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.6 · Pick 220 · Kyren Lacy · WR · rank 217
Nothing to complain about; Kyren Lacy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.22 · Pick 236 · Jimmy Horn Jr. · WR · rank 265
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jimmy Horn Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.42 · Pick 256 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 272
The board had cheaper options than Oronde Gadsden II at pick 256, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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