PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

TET at 27 B-

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New England Patriots

Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Tuten: B-.

by rybird · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Patriots shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Tuten. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 10
A tidy bit of business in the 27th overall pick, where Tetairoa McMillan graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Josh Conerly Jr. · OT · rank 36
Josh Conerly Jr. at slot 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 40
They did well to land Tyleik Williams in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 68
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 70
Tate Ratledge at pick 77 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.4 · Pick 106 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 83
Andrew Mukuba at No. 106 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.6 · Pick 144 · Mitchell Evans · TE · rank 143
They paid sticker price for Mitchell Evans in the 144th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.38 · Pick 176 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 152
They barely believed it either: Bhayshul Tuten still on the board at No. 176. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Simeon Barrow Jr. · DL · rank 218
By-the-book stuff, Simeon Barrow Jr. at Round 7, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.16 · Pick 232 · Jamon Dumas-Johnson · LB · rank 228
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 232 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · CJ Dippre · TE · rank 241
They took CJ Dippre at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.