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New England Patriots

Good, not great, for the Patriots: B.

by Pats1 · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A-
Future B-

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 81 spots for Paris Shand, and value like that does not grow back. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

However the rest shakes out, Lawson at that price is a win they earned. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 5
In pick 6 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 31
Tate Ratledge at the 37th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 24
Jalon Walker is a better player than No. 38 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 44
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 39
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kaleb Johnson in pick No. 77, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.4 · Pick 105 · Maxwell Hairston · CB · rank 97
A tidy bit of business in slot 105, where Maxwell Hairston graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 81
Deontae Lawson at the 143rd overall 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.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Thor Griffith · DL · rank 274
Thor Griffith at No. 212 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Paris Shand · DE · rank 298
Paris Shand at slot 217 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Upton Stout · S · rank 181
Upton Stout in Round 7, Pick 4 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.25 · Pick 241 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 211
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jonah Monheim reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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