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New England Patriots

Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: A.

by Jnichols · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

The Patriots bet big and early on Barryn Sorrell, 93 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Higgins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback and tight end went begging.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 9
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tetairoa McMillan in pick 15. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Cameron Williams · OT · rank 38
By-the-book stuff, Cameron Williams at slot 38 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Trey Amos · CB · rank 51
You do not let a cornerback like Trey Amos reach No. 69 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Zy Alexander · CB · rank 72
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Zy Alexander adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and tight end untouched.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 99
Cam Skattebo at Round 4, Pick 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.31 · Pick 132 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 98
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.1 · Pick 140 · Jordan Phillips · DT · rank 109
They barely believed it either: Jordan Phillips still on the board at the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Ahmed Hassanein · DL-EDGE · rank 223
A big swing on Ahmed Hassanein at the 145th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 312
A wild overpay on Barryn Sorrell in pick 219, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Woody Marks · RB · rank 181
Circle this one: Woody Marks at Round 7, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.16 · Pick 234 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 182
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 234 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
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