B-
New England Patriots
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.
by PappyF ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Seth McLaughlin at the 106th pick will need to, sitting 58 spots clear of his grade. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 4 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In slot 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Ozzy Trapilo in the 69th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Seth McLaughlin well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.