B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
Call it belief, call it a gut call, but CJ Daniels at Round 4, Pick 2 is 77 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
They did well to land Jonah Savaiinaea in pick No. 34, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Value said wait; Quincy Riley in No. 46 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
By-the-book stuff, Andrew Mukuba at the 66th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
CJ Daniels in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Oscar Delp at the 130th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. The roster fit checks out.
They went early on Dylan Fairchild in pick 194, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.