B
New England Patriots
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Campbell: B.
by Yves ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 7 steals
· 1 reaches
The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Jihaad Campbell, the No. 40 name on the board, sitting there at the 219th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Nash has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 34 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at the 69th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Somehow Aireontae Ersery was still sitting there in No. 107, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They will replay Walter Nolen at slot 143 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Jahdae Barron in pick No. 168 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Jihaad Campbell at the 219th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
They reached a country mile for Nick Nash at Round 7, Pick 22, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.