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The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Weigman: A-.

by dummpollock · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades B+
Future A+

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Conner Weigman, the No. 146 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 218th pick. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 35
In the 30th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 27
The board had Luther Burden III higher than pick 41, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Jonah Savaiinaea · OT · rank 47
Jonah Savaiinaea in pick No. 49 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 29
They barely believed it either: Deone Walker still on the board at Round 3, Pick 8. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Jason Marshall Jr. · CB · rank 59
You do not let a cornerback like Jason Marshall Jr. reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 51
Dylan Sampson in No. 86 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Luke Kandra · OG · rank 73
Luke Kandra in the 94th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.7 · Pick 108 · David Bailey · LB-EDGE · rank 94
David Bailey slid further than he should have, and slot 108 is lovely value for the edge rusher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Riley Mahlman · OT · rank 104
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 144 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.26 · Pick 164 · Cobee Bryant · CB · rank 159
Cobee Bryant in slot 164 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.4 · Pick 218 · Conner Weigman · QB · rank 146
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Conner Weigman in No. 218, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.6 · Pick 220 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 197
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 220th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.22 · Pick 236 · Aubrey Burks · S · rank 210
Aubrey Burks at pick No. 236 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.42 · Pick 256 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 255
Terrance Ferguson in Round 7, Pick 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
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