B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.
by Rob ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Lorenzo Styles Jr.; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 196 spots ahead at No. 216. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.
Delp at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Malaki Starks in pick 34 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Colston Loveland in slot 41, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Sonny Styles at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
You do not let a tight end like Oscar Delp reach the 130th overall pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Damien Martinez in the 154th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Lorenzo Styles Jr.. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.