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New England Patriots

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

by Rob · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 10 steals · 1 reaches
Value A
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Xavier Restrepo, the No. 16 name on the board, in the 228th pick. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will need Ersery to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. J.J. McCarthy gives the group a proven body among the projects.

In the end it comes back to Ashton Jeanty, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.9 · Pick 41 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 3
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ashton Jeanty in No. 41, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 11
Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Colston Loveland · TE · rank 63
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Colston Loveland at the 72nd pick is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Wyatt Milum · OT · rank 41
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at the 85th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.34 · Pick 98 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 38
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach pick 98 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 132
They reached into another round for Aireontae Ersery, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.7 · Pick 108 · Jahdae Barron · S · rank 28
Taking Jahdae Barron in Round 4, Pick 7 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 18
Walter Nolen at pick No. 144 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.2 · Pick 216 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 17
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 216th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.4 · Pick 218 · Kalel Mullings · RB · rank 95
Kalel Mullings at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.14 · Pick 228 · Xavier Restrepo · WR · rank 16
They barely believed it either: Xavier Restrepo still on the board at Round 7, Pick 14. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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