PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C-

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New England Patriots

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Patriots to a C-.

by Dpilon · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades F
Future C-

The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Ethan Downs, 137 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Knight Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

If Travis Hunter and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Travis Hunter · CB · rank 1
In pick 4 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 38
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 5. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Matthew Golden · WR · rank 43
By-the-book stuff, Matthew Golden at slot 38 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 65
Dylan Sampson in the 69th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 61
A slide stopped in No. 77, with Demetrius Knight Jr. worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Charles Grant · OT · rank 99
Charles Grant in the 105th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
R5.1 · Pick 140 · Ethan Downs · DE-EDGE · rank 277
Ethan Downs at No. 140 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 139
Fair-plus on Lander Barton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R6.20 · Pick 198 · Jake Briningstool · TE · rank 248
Jake Briningstool in slot 198 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.35 · Pick 213 · Shilo Sanders · S · rank 276
They reached into another round for Shilo Sanders, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Ty Hamilton · DT · rank 242
Ty Hamilton in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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