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New England Patriots

Sanders should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A-.

by Pats123456 · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 11 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and T.J. Sanders fell into the 222nd overall pick. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Patriots indulged a want in Barron while a need in safety, quarterback and other spots stayed open. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Adding Denzel Ward by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Travis Hunter · CB · rank 1
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Wyatt Milum · OT · rank 13
In pick No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In slot 27 they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jack Sawyer · DE-EDGE · rank 24
They let Jack Sawyer come to them and pounced at the 34th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 31
Tate Ratledge at No. 36 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Cameron Williams · OT · rank 29
A slide stopped in the 39th pick, with Cameron Williams worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 12
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 3 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 23
Tre Harris in pick 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Jahdae Barron · CB · rank 14
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jahdae Barron adds a cornerback and leaves safety, quarterback and other spots untouched.
R4.37 · Pick 138 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Xavier Restrepo · WR · rank 49
Xavier Restrepo at the 219th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.6 · Pick 220 · Josaiah Stewart · DE-EDGE · rank 42
Josaiah Stewart at No. 220 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.8 · Pick 222 · T.J. Sanders · DT · rank 27
They barely believed it either: T.J. Sanders still on the board at the Round 7 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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