PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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New England Patriots

Perkins Jr. should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A.

by TFB · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 11 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Call it larceny. Harold Perkins Jr. sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 7, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A to cap it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Patriots indulged a want in Campbell while a need in edge rusher and quarterback stayed open.

Bottom line, with Tre Harris leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.29 · Pick 29 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 23
In pick No. 29 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 7 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
A surprising call. With edge rusher and quarterback still to address, they spent the 55th pick on Jihaad Campbell, a linebacker they were not short of.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 56
Dylan Fairchild at slot 70 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 70
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Deone Walker in the 80th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Gunnar Helm · TE · rank 72
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Gunnar Helm at No. 86. The roster fit checks out.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 43
Dylan Sampson in pick 106 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.8 · Pick 109 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 73
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Jake Majors · C · rank 95
They robbed the room for Jake Majors here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.34 · Pick 172 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 109
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to the 172nd pick, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.1 · Pick 176 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 177
By-the-book stuff, Connor Colby at No. 176 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.7 · Pick 221 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 128
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Harold Perkins Jr. in slot 221, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.21 · Pick 235 · Xavier Nwankpa · S · rank 195
Xavier Nwankpa at pick 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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