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New England Patriots

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a A.

by MIloG13 · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 9 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

There is reaching, and then there is Phillip Webb at the 210th pick. The Patriots jumped the board by 127 and dared it to prove them wrong.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Paul Jr.. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 10
In No. 12 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.31 · Pick 31 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 14
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Azareye'h Thomas · CB · rank 60
Good price on Azareye'h Thomas in Round 2, Pick 31, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 43
Taking Kaleb Johnson in the 66th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Marcus Mbow · OT · rank 52
Marcus Mbow in slot 69 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 65
They read the board right and Deone Walker was the payoff at pick 76. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Mason Taylor · TE · rank 80
A straight-up fair deal on Mason Taylor at the 77th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.4 · Pick 106 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 82
Barrett Carter in No. 106 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 84
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.34 · Pick 210 · Phillip Webb · DL-EDGE · rank 337
A big swing on Phillip Webb at Round 6, Pick 34, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 180
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jack Nelson reach pick No. 217 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Upton Stout · S · rank 190
Circle this one: Upton Stout at the 220th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Cam Jackson · DT · rank 234
Cam Jackson in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jason Marshall Jr. · CB · rank 199
The board fumbled Jason Marshall Jr. all the way to pick 238, and they scooped it up. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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