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Rosters depth fixed, flush the dead wood A-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: A-.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 19 picks · 8 steals · 6 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Nicholas Singleton, the No. 100 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

Reaching for Rivers left real value on the table behind him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 37
They paid sticker price for Tyler Booker in the 36th pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 18
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at pick 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
Jihaad Campbell slid further than he should have, and slot 48 is lovely value for the linebacker. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Harold Fannin Jr. · TE · rank 35
You do not let a tight end like Harold Fannin Jr. reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 69
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 48
They will replay Xavier Watts at the 66th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Donovan Ezeiruaku · DE-EDGE · rank 74
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 3, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 75
Jayden Higgins at No. 77 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 94
Tez Johnson in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.32 · Pick 96 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 39
Taking Kaleb Johnson in the 96th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Jaxson Dart · QB · rank 141
They reached into another round for Jaxson Dart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Mason Taylor · TE · rank 99
Mason Taylor is a better player than Round 4, Pick 6 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
R5.1 · Pick 138 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 138
Carson Schwesinger in the 138th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Nick Nash · WR · rank 249
Nick Nash in pick No. 148 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Jalen Rivers · OT · rank 323
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Rivers in slot 219 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 248
A big swing on Nohl Williams at the 220th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 100
Nicholas Singleton at No. 238 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 310
They left a pile of value on the table to take RJ Harvey this early at pick 239. It fills a real need, too.
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