B+
New England Patriots
Sanders should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+.
by Hushpuppie13 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 8 steals
· 0 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let T.J. Sanders slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at No. 238. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Jack Jones gives the group a proven body among the projects.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 6th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
A cornerback of that caliber at the 37th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Matthew Golden in pick 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Somehow Tre Harris was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Taking Tate Ratledge in pick No. 77 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board fumbled Bradyn Swinson all the way to No. 104, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at Round 5, Pick 6 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at pick No. 220. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
T.J. Sanders at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.