B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots won the night they stopped Allar from sliding. Grade: B+.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 2 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Drew Allar slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 130. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Mukuba has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 7 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
In slot 26 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
A tidy little value on Emery Jones in the 38th pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Tyleik Williams at the 58th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jack Sawyer in pick 59 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A running back of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Earnest Greene III in No. 98 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Aireontae Ersery at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached into another round for Andrew Mukuba, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board fumbled Drew Allar all the way to pick No. 130, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
