B
New England Patriots
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.
by doranr26 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 9 steals
· 6 reaches
The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 161 spots for Korey Foreman, and value like that does not grow back.
The Majors steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
Will Campbell at slot 14 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
They read the board right and Will Johnson was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Harold Fannin Jr. in pick 49, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at the 72nd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Dylan Sampson at Round 3, Pick 16 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at the 86th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Sonny Styles at Round 4, Pick 12 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to No. 144, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Danny Stutsman in pick No. 149 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Maxwell Hairston at the 172nd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Korey Foreman this early at pick 187. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They talked themselves into Garrett Dellinger at slot 218, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A real head-scratcher, Fentrell Cypress II in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
A tight end of that caliber at the 227th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Value said wait; Nic Anderson in pick 236 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Elijhah Badger in the 256th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.