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New England Patriots
Larceny in No. 223 lands the Patriots a B, Paul Jr. and all.
by Pats Hopeful ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Chris Paul Jr., the No. 119 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 223rd overall pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
The Batty reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
Tetairoa McMillan in the 3rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Grey Zabel in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Alfred Collins at Round 3, Pick 6 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A real head-scratcher, Jack Nelson in the 80th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They paid sticker price for Tory Horton in pick No. 106, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Lathan Ransom at pick 141 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Mason Taylor in slot 146 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Tyler Batty at No. 221 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at slot 223. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Somehow Jared Wilson was still sitting there in pick No. 235, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.