PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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New England Patriots

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

by JCarr724 · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cam Skattebo tumbling to the Patriots in the 220th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Riley has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 11
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 23
In the 25th pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 46
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 63
Jalen Royals at slot 66 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 55
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 69 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Gunnar Helm · TE · rank 68
Gunnar Helm in No. 71 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 61
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 86th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 73
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 106 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.19 · Pick 120 · Anthony Belton · OT · rank 121
They took Anthony Belton at par in pick No. 120, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.34 · Pick 135 · Jackson Slater · OG · rank 147
Jackson Slater at the 135th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.17 · Pick 154 · Quincy Riley · CB · rank 181
A real head-scratcher, Quincy Riley in the 154th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
Cam Skattebo in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 137
Lander Barton at No. 238 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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