PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Gordon II: C+.

by Jasonmroll14 · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 2 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades F
Future B+

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ollie Gordon II, Round 7, Pick 4, roughly 62 picks past where he belonged. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Nash pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

So much rides on Abdul Carter that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Abdul Carter · DE-EDGE · rank 7
In the 15th pick they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.16 · Pick 16 · Will Johnson · CB · rank 10
In the 16th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 17
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 43
They will replay Tyler Warren at pick 77 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 38
Jihaad Campbell in No. 79 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.6 · Pick 143 · Sebastian Castro · S · rank 85
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 143 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.28 · Pick 165 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 177
Nazir Stackhouse in Round 5, Pick 28 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Nick Nash · WR · rank 240
A real head-scratcher, Nick Nash in slot 217 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 158
Ollie Gordon II at the 220th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.16 · Pick 232 · Jared Wilson · C · rank 202
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach Round 7, Pick 16 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 203
Jonah Monheim at slot 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
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