PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the night they stopped King from sliding. Grade: A.

by THEBOY · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Call it larceny. Kobe King sat on the board until the 217th pick, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.

The cost of the Crenshaw-Dickson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Will Campbell and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 15
Will Campbell at Round 1, Pick 19 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 17
They will replay Malaki Starks at the 38th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 22
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 43
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 69
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 81, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · Lathan Ransom · S · rank 103
Lathan Ransom in slot 138 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.13 · Pick 150 · Jake Majors · C · rank 92
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in pick 150, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 110
Cam Skattebo at No. 187 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Kobe King · LB · rank 124
Taking Kobe King in pick 217 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson · OT · rank 255
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson this early at the Round 7 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Roc Taylor · WR · rank 234
Fair-plus on Roc Taylor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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