B
New England Patriots
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
The war room fell hard for Omari Thomas, and it showed at pick 216: 77 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Getting Williams where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 27 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They paid sticker price for Colston Loveland in Round 2, Pick 27, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Kenneth Grant at pick 72 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Tyleik Williams slid further than he should have, and slot 89 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Tyler Warren at No. 92 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Kevin Winston Jr. slipping to the 101st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Shavon Revel Jr. in slot 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Aireontae Ersery in Round 4, Pick 9 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Elic Ayomanor in the 128th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shemar Turner this early at the 138th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Omari Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A real head-scratcher, Jayden Higgins in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
