B
New England Patriots
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Mondon Jr.: B.
by AArod ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 98 name on the board, stolen at Round 5, Pick 6. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Nash reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a lead back with juice. A real need, handled.
Tyler Booker in No. 38 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
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.
Xavier Watts at the 77th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Hollin Pierce in pick No. 104; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at the 143rd overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Jordan Hancock at pick 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Nick Nash at slot 220 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach slot 238 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.