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New England Patriots

The Patriots let Barton fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

by Jasonmroll14 · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 6 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Thirty-one other rooms let Lander Barton slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 222nd overall pick. Highway robbery. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

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

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 14
In the Round 1 slot they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 26
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malaki Starks at pick No. 38. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
Jihaad Campbell is a better player than the 51st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Donovan Jackson · OT · rank 86
Donovan Jackson in No. 69 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 63
Nice patience on Jalen Royals, who had no business lasting to pick 77. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 128
A wild overpay on Emery Jones Jr. in slot 84, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Jared Wilson · C · rank 109
A straight-up fair deal on Jared Wilson at the 105th pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.19 · Pick 120 · Joshua Farmer · DT · rank 123
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Farmer. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.20 · Pick 121 · Jabbar Muhammad · CB · rank 152
They reached a country mile for Jabbar Muhammad at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 88
The board fumbled Chris Paul Jr. all the way to slot 145, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 176
Taking Ollie Gordon II in the 219th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 139
Lander Barton in No. 222 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.22 · Pick 240 · Donovan Edwards · RB · rank 260
Donovan Edwards at the 240th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
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