PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

by OSNAt · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the Round 3 slot on David Walker, a name most had 72 spots down the list.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Higgins steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 17
In slot 15 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 9
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 16
In the 25th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · JT Tuimoloau · DE-EDGE · rank 49
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JT Tuimoloau. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 48
Somehow Aireontae Ersery was still sitting there in the 69th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 58
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 77 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · David Walker · LB-EDGE · rank 157
They reached into another round for David Walker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Vernon Broughton · DL · rank 139
Vernon Broughton at the 105th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.6 · Pick 145 · LeQuint Allen · RB · rank 134
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing LeQuint Allen in slot 145. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.32 · Pick 210 · Woody Marks · RB · rank 181
They will replay Woody Marks at pick 210 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.1 · Pick 219 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 182
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at Round 7, Pick 1. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.4 · Pick 222 · Gino Garcia · PK · rank 281
Gino Garcia in pick No. 222 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.22 · Pick 240 · Craig Woodson · S · rank 208
Craig Woodson at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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