PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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NE PATS 25 Part 3 D-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

by I.Q. · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

Nobody else had Jayden Higgins anywhere near slot 41. The Patriots did, by 96 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Majors falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 6
In the 6th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 137
A big swing on Jayden Higgins at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 56
Dylan Fairchild at pick 72 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 132
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jihaad Campbell well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.8 · Pick 109 · Zy Alexander · CB · rank 138
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zy Alexander. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Jake Majors · C · rank 65
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach slot 144 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.4 · Pick 218 · Will Sheppard · WR · rank 300
A real head-scratcher, Will Sheppard in No. 218 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.9 · Pick 223 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 223
Jake Slaughter in the 223rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R7.25 · Pick 239 · Jimmy Horn Jr. · WR · rank 298
They talked themselves into Jimmy Horn Jr. at slot 239, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.38 · Pick 252 · Gunnar Helm · TE · rank 190
Gunnar Helm at Round 7, Pick 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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