PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by noahsteele · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Graham Mertz, 109 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Skattebo value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Matthew Golden · WR · rank 12
In the 12th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Benjamin Morrison · CB · rank 45
They took Benjamin Morrison at par in slot 38, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Kyle Kennard · DE-EDGE · rank 71
Kyle Kennard at pick 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Donovan Jackson · OT · rank 82
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.22 · Pick 123 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 99
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 129
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 6: Cody Simon for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 173
Connor Colby in the 150th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Jack Kiser · LB · rank 197
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 219 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Ricky White III · WR · rank 203
Ricky White III in the 222nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.21 · Pick 239 · Graham Mertz · QB · rank 348
Graham Mertz at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.22 · Pick 240 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 312
A big swing on Barryn Sorrell at No. 240, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.33 · Pick 251 · Garrett Dellinger · OG · rank 281
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Garrett Dellinger well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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