B
New England Patriots
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Patriots a B, Paul Jr. and all.
by audacy26 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 11 steals
· 0 reaches
Call it larceny. Chris Paul Jr. sat on the board until the 217th overall pick, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 12th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 38 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They barely believed it either: Omarion Hampton still on the board at Round 2, Pick 12. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick No. 69, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Alfred Collins slid further than he should have, and slot 76 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They let Jake Majors come to them and pounced at the 104th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Chris Paul Jr. in Round 7, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Upton Stout at the 220th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Somehow Clay Webb was still sitting there in No. 238, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
