PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 5 steals · 9 reaches
Value C
Need B-
Trades C
Future A+

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 145 spots for Nick Nash, and value like that does not grow back.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Taaffe. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Shavon Revel Jr. · CB · rank 16
In pick 19 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 55
A reach on Aireontae Ersery in the 39th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Kyle Kennard · DE-EDGE · rank 79
Kyle Kennard at slot 53 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
Taking Tyler Warren in the 70th pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 96
A premium they did not need to pay, Tez Johnson a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Hollin Pierce · OT · rank 113
Value said wait; Hollin Pierce in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Nick Nash · QB · rank 251
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nick Nash well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.14 · Pick 115 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 161
They reached into another round for Jaeden Roberts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 132
They let Carson Schwesinger come to them and pounced at the 141st overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 210
Seth McLaughlin at slot 187 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 250
Nohl Williams at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 150
They will replay Michael Taaffe at pick No. 213 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.7 · Pick 221 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 184
Cam Skattebo at Round 7, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.9 · Pick 223 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 187
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Elijah Arroyo in pick 223, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.21 · Pick 235 · Nick Martin · LB · rank 241
Nick Martin in No. 235 is fair value, right on his grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.34 · Pick 248 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 316
They talked themselves into RJ Harvey at Round 7, Pick 34, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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