C+
New England Patriots
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Barton: C+.
by Jasonmroll14 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Lander Barton, the No. 127 name on the board, in the 238th pick.
The Jones Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Hit on Luther Burden III and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They robbed the room for Jihaad Campbell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Tyler Warren at pick 77 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Emery Jones Jr. at No. 94 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They will replay Malachi Moore at the 104th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Sebastian Castro at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 132 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Seth McLaughlin at Round 7, Pick 1 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nick Nash this early at the 220th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They barely believed it either: Lander Barton still on the board at pick 238. Stacking talent where they were already deep.