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New England Patriots

The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B+.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Nick Nash in No. 105, a good 135 spots before the room expected him.

Landing Skattebo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.32 · Pick 32 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 55
In pick 32 they get protection for the quarterback, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Derrick Harmon · DT · rank 33
Fair-plus on Derrick Harmon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Antwaun Powell-Ryland · DL-EDGE · rank 156
They talked themselves into Antwaun Powell-Ryland at No. 69, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 94
Tez Johnson in Round 3, Pick 19 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 87
Danny Stutsman slid further than he should have, and the 97th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Nick Nash · QB · rank 240
Nick Nash at pick No. 105 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.2 · Pick 140 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 131
Carson Schwesinger at the 140th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R5.5 · Pick 143 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 148
They took Michael Taaffe at par in No. 143, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.27 · Pick 165 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 239
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nohl Williams in the Round 5 slot, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Clay Webb · OG · rank 211
Clay Webb is a better player than the 219th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.8 · Pick 222 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 205
They read the board right and Jonah Monheim was the payoff at pick 222. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.23 · Pick 237 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 178
Taking Cam Skattebo in pick No. 237 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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