B
New England Patriots
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Borregales: B.
by mysubs01 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Andres Borregales at pick 220 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
Every board in the league had Jefferson lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
Abdul Carter at No. 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Tyler Booker at pick No. 38 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Colston Loveland in slot 72 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ajani Cornelius well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Good price on Azareye'h Thomas in the 102nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Taking Danny Stutsman in the 143rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They jumped the gun on Seth McLaughlin, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They left a pile of value on the table to take KJ Jefferson this early at slot 217. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Andres Borregales at No. 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Jack Kiser at the 238th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.