NFL Analyst Provides Glowing Review Of Productive Patriots Draft

The New England Patriots addressed plenty of needs in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Mike Vrabel and company started a new regime of sorts with more roster progress after several additions in free agency. ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes praised the improvements the Patriots executed.

“I absolutely loved what the Patriots did,” Kimes said on “NFL Live” Thursday. “They went into this draft with, what I felt, pretty glaring needs on offense. They managed to really address those needs without reaching from a value perspective.”

With a new left tackle in Will Campbell to potentially impact skill position players in running back TreVeyon Henderson and wide receiver Kyle Williams, the Patriots look like a totally different team on paper.

“They give this offense big-play potential,” Kimes added. “Henderson was a home-run hitter as a back, averaged seven yards per carry, which is the most of any Power 5 back. Kyle Williams out of Washington State averaged the most yards after catch per reception of any Power 5 receiver. I think he adds a speed element to this group that pairs really nicely with Stefon Diggs and DeMario Douglas, who can work the short, intermediate parts.”

The roster plays out with the chance to validate the expected improvements in New England, which Kimes believes in after a “top three” draft around the league on X.

“I just feel like the Patriots knocked this one out of the park. I think it was a really, really great draft class for them,” Kimes said.