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New England Patriots

Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 6 steals · 8 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades C
Future A+

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Nick Nash, taking him 147 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

On value alone, Higgins makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Josh Conerly Jr. · OT · rank 45
In pick 23 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 26
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at the 39th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Donovan Ezeiruaku · DE-EDGE · rank 76
Value said wait; Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick No. 45 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
The board had Tyler Warren higher than No. 54, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 77
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in the 70th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 96
They reached into another round for Tez Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Maxwell Hairston · CB · rank 100
Maxwell Hairston in the 80th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Nick Nash · QB · rank 253
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nick Nash well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.17 · Pick 118 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 186
A big swing on Cam Skattebo at Round 4, Pick 17, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 252
Nohl Williams at pick No. 141 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.16 · Pick 191 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 132
Circle this one: Carson Schwesinger at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 125
Jay Higgins at pick 199 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.7 · Pick 221 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 215
They did well to land Jonah Monheim in No. 221, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
R7.9 · Pick 223 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 189
They barely believed it either: Elijah Arroyo still on the board at slot 223. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.21 · Pick 235 · Clay Webb · OG · rank 221
They read the board right and Clay Webb was the payoff at the 235th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.23 · Pick 237 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 319
They left a pile of value on the table to take RJ Harvey this early at Round 7, Pick 23. It fills a real need, too.
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