B
New England Patriots
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by MarcelloK98 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Phillip Webb, taking him 100 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Etienne. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 12 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
They will replay Luther Burden III at the 38th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good price on Jihaad Campbell in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TreVeyon Henderson at pick 69 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Value with a capital V on Donovan Jackson in pick No. 76, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Elijah Arroyo in Round 3, Pick 13 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jaylin Noel in pick No. 106 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Jordan Phillips reach the 144th overall pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Jacob Parrish at Round 5, Pick 36 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Jaylen Reed at No. 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Steal is underselling it; Trevor Etienne at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Phillip Webb at pick 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
