PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots let Judkins fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

by Jasonmroll14 · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 7 steals · 5 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Quinshon Judkins, the No. 70 name on the board, in pick No. 158. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Reaching for Spraggins left real value on the table behind him. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, with Aireontae Ersery leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 47
In the 30th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 12
A safety of that caliber at slot 38 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 15
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach the 45th pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
A quiet steal in No. 54: Jihaad Campbell for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 63
Jalen Royals in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 73
Nothing to complain about; Jayden Higgins went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 126
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Emery Jones Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Joshua Farmer · DT · rank 118
A conviction pick on Joshua Farmer at pick No. 104 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Sebastian Castro · S · rank 92
They will replay Sebastian Castro at pick 143 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.21 · Pick 158 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 70
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at pick No. 158. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.32 · Pick 169 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 88
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at the 169th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 225
They liked Seth McLaughlin enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 217. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 174
Ollie Gordon II in Round 7, Pick 4 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.16 · Pick 232 · Javontez Spraggins · OG · rank 294
Javontez Spraggins at the 232nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jake Briningstool · TE · rank 232
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Jake Briningstool. It fills a real need, too.
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