B
New England Patriots
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Andrew Mukuba in Round 4, Pick 2, a good 58 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 7 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
In pick 26 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at the 34th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 39 with a little surplus value in Omarion Hampton. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Mitchell Evans in Round 2, Pick 26 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Quincy Riley at slot 66 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Oscar Delp in slot 71 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They reached into another round for Andrew Mukuba, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A conviction pick on CJ Daniels at No. 130 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jaheim Oatis in pick No. 194 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
