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Gordon II should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

by Yves · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades D+
Future A

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Ollie Gordon II slide 47 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Campbell pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Simmons lower, and that gap is the story.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 25
In slot 12 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 27
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalon Walker at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jihaad Campbell at linebacker with wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 45
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach the 71st pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 49
Xavier Watts in No. 76 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Darien Porter · CB · rank 82
By-the-book stuff, Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 13 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Donovan Jackson · OG · rank 90
The board had Donovan Jackson higher than pick 107, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.5 · Pick 143 · Jordan Burch · DE · rank 117
They will replay Jordan Burch at pick No. 143 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Ollie Gordon II · RB · rank 172
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
R7.8 · Pick 222 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 219
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jonah Monheim in pick No. 222. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.22 · Pick 236 · Jared Wilson · C · rank 218
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wilson at pick 236 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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