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New England Patriots
The Patriots robbed the room for Bassa. Final grade: A-.
by bringbackbrady ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 6 steals
· 2 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jeffrey Bassa got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 4.
The cost of the Walley reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.
In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 22 they get a mismatch in the passing game. A real need, handled.
Jalon Walker in the 43rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Baron. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Deone Walker in pick No. 77 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Dylan Fairchild slid further than he should have, and pick 104 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Jaylin Noel. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at the 143rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board fumbled Andres Borregales all the way to Round 7, Pick 1, and they scooped it up. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in pick No. 220, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Justin Walley at slot 238 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.