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New England Patriots
Grand theft in slot 125: the Patriots steal Milroe and grade out a B.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jalen Milroe, the No. 31 name on the board, in Round 4, Pick 29. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
Reaching for Oatis left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
Nic Scourton in No. 14 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
You do not let a cornerback like Will Johnson reach the 26th pick and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They took Emery Jones at par in pick No. 34, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Tyler Booker at slot 59 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Aireontae Ersery in the 98th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Jalen Milroe in pick 125, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaheim Oatis in Round 7, Pick 4, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.