PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 6 steals · 9 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the 106th pick on Nick Nash, a name most had 145 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Walker pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Patriots indulged a want in Lee III while a need in interior defensive lineman and safety stayed open.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 55
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Donovan Ezeiruaku · DE-EDGE · rank 76
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick 39 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 31
Tate Ratledge at No. 42 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Trey Amos · CB · rank 57
They took Trey Amos at par in slot 57, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
Taking Jalon Walker in the 70th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at the 74th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 96
Tez Johnson in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Nick Nash · QB · rank 251
Nick Nash at the 106th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
R4.15 · Pick 116 · Ja'Corey Brooks · WR · rank 208
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ja'Corey Brooks in pick No. 116, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.19 · Pick 120 · Will Lee III · CB · rank 240
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Will Lee III adds a cornerback and leaves interior defensive lineman and safety untouched.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 250
They reached a country mile for Nohl Williams at No. 141, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R5.12 · Pick 150 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 132
Carson Schwesinger at the 150th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Clay Webb · OG · rank 219
A wild overpay on Clay Webb in Round 6, Pick 13, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.7 · Pick 221 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 210
They read the board right and Seth McLaughlin was the payoff at slot 221. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.9 · Pick 223 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 184
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 223 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
R7.21 · Pick 235 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 316
RJ Harvey in No. 235 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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