B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots won the night they stopped Johnson from sliding. Grade: B+.
by xximikoxx ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Kaleb Johnson slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at Round 3, Pick 7. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Safety is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
No edge and no loss on Tyler Booker in pick No. 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Kamari Ramsey in Round 2, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at the 71st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in pick 78, and they pounced on premier safety value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Grant. The roster fit checks out.