Patriots Draft Pick Considered a Significant Steal

A month before the draft kicked off, Trevor Sikkema of Pro Football College posted a video segment on X on the topic of Swinson.

"Bradyn Swinson, there is a lot to like about this player," Sikkema said. "He's got an average draft position around the 50s. 56.6. I think that's probably just because not a lot of people know him."

"Really good grades (on Pro Football Focus) over the last couple of seasons, 81.0 (in 2023), 83.3 (in 2024) overall grades. But you scroll down a little bit, and you see the pass rush grades this past season, a 90.3 and a 91.4 against true pass sets. He's got a 22.1 percent pass rush win percentage."

"This is somebody who I think can be that versatile edge rusher for you. Very good hand usage, good bend to him, good burst. There's a lot that he brings to the table. If you told me that he was going to get drafted somewhere in the second round, like in the 40s, I would tell you, 'Hey, that's actually a pretty good bet.' That's a bet that I would make there as well."

"So, even though I got him ranked number 50, I could see him anywhere in the 40s, 50s make a lot of sense for those teams need an edge rusher that did not get one on day one."

Will those analysts, and others who are in agreement on Swinson's value, be proven right? Can the Georgia product outperform his Round Five draft placement?

Only time will tell. For now, though, one thing is certain.

Swinson will be joining a significantly reconstructed front seven, upgraded along the defensive line and with the linebacker unit through free agency.

Between Super Bowl champ Milton Williams, a 336-pound mountain of a man in Khyiris Tonga, pass rusher Harold Landry, and former second-round pick and Alabama standout Christian Barmore, Swinson will have an assortment of established impact players to apprentice under.