B
New England Patriots
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 0 steals
· 8 reaches
Nobody had Terrance Ferguson this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 75 spots to get him at pick 144. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The veteran additions, Joe Alt chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
They liked Colston Loveland enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 54. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
No edge and no loss on Kenneth Grant in the 72nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Tyler Warren at the 81st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They talked themselves into Abdul Carter at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Value said wait; Elic Ayomanor in slot 108 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Terrance Ferguson at pick 144 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Kaden Prather at slot 216 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They reached a country mile for Jayden Higgins at No. 218, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Omari Thomas this early at the 228th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.