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New England Patriots
The Patriots went off-script early, and it cost them a F.
by DCHouston66 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 8 reaches
The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Miles Frazier, taking him 89 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Sanders pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A reach for TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 38; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Aireontae Ersery in Round 2, Pick 30 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zy Alexander at the 69th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Luke Kandra at the 77th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sai'vion Jones. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joshua Farmer this early at the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Value said wait; Darius Alexander in pick 91 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Elijah Roberts at pick No. 105 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A premium they did not need to pay, Emery Jones Jr. a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at No. 154, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at the 176th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
