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New England Patriots
Collins should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A.
by rogerjoung0968 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 12 steals
· 0 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Alfred Collins at pick 238 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Little to argue with here, and the A says so.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.
Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 24th overall pick they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
The board fumbled Wyatt Milum all the way to pick No. 36, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Ashton Jeanty at No. 56 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Walter Nolen in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Taking Jihaad Campbell in Round 3, Pick 3 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Colston Loveland in the 79th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Josaiah Stewart at slot 88 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They barely believed it either: Aireontae Ersery still on the board at pick 103. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at slot 138 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jake Majors at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
You do not let an edge rusher like Kyle Kennard reach Round 7, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They robbed the room for Alfred Collins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
