PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

Zvada should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

by Hushpuppie13 · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades C-
Future A

Call it larceny. Dominic Zvada sat on the board until the Round 7 slot, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Johnson left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 20
In pick No. 14 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Matthew Golden · WR · rank 44
Matthew Golden at the 38th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Benjamin Morrison · CB · rank 47
They took Benjamin Morrison at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 22
Jalon Walker at No. 69 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 93
Tez Johnson at slot 77 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Luke Kandra · OG · rank 105
A straight-up fair deal on Luke Kandra at pick 104, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 85
They will replay Danny Stutsman at Round 5, Pick 6 for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 120
Jay Higgins in the 217th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Dominic Zvada · PK · rank 95
Dominic Zvada at pick 220 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.16 · Pick 232 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 145
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at the 232nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Corey Kiner · RB · rank 180
Corey Kiner in pick No. 238 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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