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New England Patriots
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Skattebo: A-.
by Blade ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 7 steals
· 0 reaches
The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Cam Skattebo, the No. 114 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
In the end it comes back to Tetairoa McMillan, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
A safety of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jihaad Campbell at No. 79 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Tai Felton at pick 103 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at the 138th pick. It fills a real need, too.
You do not let a safety like Rod Moore reach slot 219 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They will replay Kobe King at the 220th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 238 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.