B
New England Patriots
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: B.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 0 steals
· 8 reaches
There is reaching, and then there is Dontay Corleone at the 228th pick. The Patriots jumped the board by 92 and dared it to prove them wrong. No fireworks, but a solid B.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 3rd overall pick they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
A reach for Colston Loveland in pick 52; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Abdul Carter well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
By-the-book stuff, Quinshon Judkins at No. 83 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Aireontae Ersery in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jihaad Campbell a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
LT Overton at Round 5, Pick 6 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Value said wait; Anthony Belton in pick No. 216 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A big swing on Jayden Higgins at slot 218, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A wild overpay on Dontay Corleone in pick 228, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
