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New England Patriots

The Patriots let Ward fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

by Rob · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 12 steals · 1 reaches
Value A
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

When a board-topper like Cam Ward slides to the 218th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Loveland reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, Joe Alt leading the way.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 3
Ashton Jeanty at the Round 1 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Colston Loveland · TE · rank 62
They jumped the gun on Colston Loveland, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 37
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at the 72nd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 18
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in No. 78, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Jahdae Barron · S · rank 28
They will replay Jahdae Barron at slot 85 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.7 · Pick 108 · Kenneth Grant · DL · rank 77
They robbed the room for Kenneth Grant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 17
Tre Harris in the 144th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.2 · Pick 216 · Wyatt Milum · OT · rank 40
Wyatt Milum at pick 216 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.4 · Pick 218 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 7
Cam Ward at pick No. 218 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
R7.14 · Pick 228 · Ashton Gillotte · DL-EDGE · rank 80
Ashton Gillotte in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.15 · Pick 229 · Josaiah Stewart · DE-EDGE · rank 109
Circle this one: Josaiah Stewart at No. 229 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.16 · Pick 230 · Tahj Brooks · RB · rank 102
A running back of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 16 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.24 · Pick 238 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 144
The board fumbled Bryce Foster all the way to the 238th pick, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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