2025 Patriots Draft

[Yankee Traveler]

He must be reading our posts...

 

[BigKen]

From what I've been reading and have seen, the consensus is as follows for the Patriots #4

1. Will Campbell OT LSU
2. Travis Hunter CB/WR COL
3. Abdul Carter EDEGE Penn St

I think Campbell would be a starter at LT. Unless the Patriots buy a FA, I could easily agree with taking Campbell at #4.

 

[YankeeRebel]

From what I've been reading and have seen, the consensus is as follows for the Patriots #4

1. Will Campbell OT LSU
2. Travis Hunter CB/WR COL
3. Abdul Carter EDEGE Penn St

I think Campbell would be a starter at LT. Unless the Patriots buy a FA, I could easily agree with taking Campbell at #4.

I think they are better off getting a FA LT and draft Carter. I have zero interest in Hunter, in fact less than zero

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Unless the Patriots buy a FA, I could easily agree with taking Campbell at #4.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

I think they are better off getting a FA LT and draft Carter. I have zero interest in Hunter, in fact less than zero

If they get a good FA LT then take Carter if he is still there.

If Carter is gone, take Campbell too. Give Maye some Protection.

 

[YankeeRebel]

If they get a good FA LT then take Carter if he is still there.

If Carter is gone, take Campbell too. Give Maye some Protection.

So you would get an FA LT then draft a LT? If they get a LT and carter is gone I would look hard at DT Mason Graham or McMillain out of AZ

 

[Yankee Traveler]

So you would get an FA LT then draft a LT? If they get a LT and carter is gone I would look hard at DT Mason Graham or McMillain out of AZ

Or a RT. Or on with a bit of versatility.

 

[YankeeRebel]

Or a RT. Or on with a bit of versatility.

Ill be honest I am all for building both lines via FA and the draft. grab a safety and CB as well. Maybe look at a RB round three or four

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Ill be honest I am all for building both lines via FA and the draft. grab a safety and CB as well. Maybe look at a RB round three or four

They have the cash and early 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks.

 

[YankeeRebel]

They have the cash and early 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks.

Agreed.

We really need to pay attention to the FA Market when things open up. If the Pats don't open the purse I put a lot less of last season on Mayo and more on Wolfe and Kraft.

 

[BigKen]

So you would get an FA LT then draft a LT? If they get a LT and carter is gone I would look hard at DT Mason Graham or McMillain out of AZ

Tenn is going to ignore the QBs and take Hunter. Cleveland will jump all over Carter.

Patriots will get offers for the #4 but they can't swap for a pick in late teens and a 2025 pick in the 20s.

If Rogers doesn't come back, the Jets will be in the hunt for a QB if they don't spend a half trillion on Dalton. Carolina still need a ton of help as do the Saints. There might be something there if the Patriots can stack up in free agency and resign a bunch of their own.

Pick	Team	Record	Win%	GB	SOS	Streak
1	Tennessee	3-14	.176	--	.522	Lost
2	Cleveland	3-14	.176	--	.536	Lost 6
3	NY Giants	3-14	.176	--	.554	Lost 1
4	New England	4-13	.235	1.0	.471	Won 1
5	Jacksonville	4-13	.235	1.0	.478	Lost 1
6	Las Vegas	4-13	.235	1.0	.540	Lost 1
7	NY Jets	5-12	.294	2.0	.495	Won 1
8	Carolina	5-12	.294	2.0	.498	Won 1
9	New Orleans	5-12	.294	2.0	.505	Lost 4
10	Chicago	5-12	.294	2.0	.554	Won 1
11	San Francisco	6-11	.353	3.0	.564	Lost 4
12	Dallas	7-10	.412	4.0	.522	Lost 2
13	Miami	8-9	.471	5.0	.419	Lost 1
14	Indianapolis	8-9	.471	5.0	.457	Won 1
15	Atlanta	8-9	.471	5.0	.519	Lost 2
16	Arizona	8-9	.471	5.0	.536	Won 1
17	Cincinnati	9-8	.529	6.0	.478	Won 5
18	Seattle	10-7	.588	7.0	.498	Won 2

 

[YankeeRebel]

Tenn is going to ignore the QBs and take Hunter. Cleveland will jump all over Carter.

Patriots will get offers for the #4 but they can't swap for a pick in late teens and a 2025 pick in the 20s.

If Rogers doesn't come back, the Jets will be in the hunt for a QB if they don't spend a half trillion on Dalton. Carolina still need a ton of help as do the Saints. There might be something there if the Patriots can stack up in free agency and resign a bunch of their own.

Pick	Team	Record	Win%	GB	SOS	Streak
1	Tennessee	3-14	.176	--	.522	Lost
2	Cleveland	3-14	.176	--	.536	Lost 6
3	NY Giants	3-14	.176	--	.554	Lost 1
4	New England	4-13	.235	1.0	.471	Won 1
5	Jacksonville	4-13	.235	1.0	.478	Lost 1
6	Las Vegas	4-13	.235	1.0	.540	Lost 1
7	NY Jets	5-12	.294	2.0	.495	Won 1
8	Carolina	5-12	.294	2.0	.498	Won 1
9	New Orleans	5-12	.294	2.0	.505	Lost 4
10	Chicago	5-12	.294	2.0	.554	Won 1
11	San Francisco	6-11	.353	3.0	.564	Lost 4
12	Dallas	7-10	.412	4.0	.522	Lost 2
13	Miami	8-9	.471	5.0	.419	Lost 1
14	Indianapolis	8-9	.471	5.0	.457	Won 1
15	Atlanta	8-9	.471	5.0	.519	Lost 2
16	Arizona	8-9	.471	5.0	.536	Won 1
17	Cincinnati	9-8	.529	6.0	.478	Won 5
18	Seattle	10-7	.588	7.0	.498	Won 2

The Browns have no QB not so sure they will grab a DE

 

[BigKen]

The Browns have no QB not so sure they will grab a DE

They will be all over the free agent market with an owner who does not trust rookie QBs. Or they will try to trade for one.

2025 NFL QB market: Top free agents, trade targets, cut candidates, projected landing spots, contracts, more

Playing matchmaker for big names and needy teams

www.cbssports.com

 

[YankeeRebel]

They will be all over the free agent market with an owner who does not trust rookie QBs. Or they will try to trade for one.

2025 NFL QB market: Top free agents, trade targets, cut candidates, projected landing spots, contracts, more

Playing matchmaker for big names and needy teams

www.cbssports.com

True, if they land a QB that will change things.

 

[BigKen]

True, if they land a QB that will change things.

Free agency will determine what happens in the draft. Maybe more in 2025 than any year in the previous 10.

Much of the spending will be determined by the increase in the Cap. The 2024 cap was $225M. Six owners have openly supported a stationary cap of $300M this year through 2029. Several others have proposed a fixed 10% every year through 2029. The old guard wants to maintain an annual cap increase based on financial growth. Underlying consensus is that the league is trying to keep everything as is and that the raise in the 2025 cap will be anywhere between 12% and 20%. Hence, the belief is that it will be 15% or $33M raising the cap to $258.75M.

If that's anywhere near true, the Patriots will be sitting on $167M to spend in free agency. Every team will be required to spend around $232.5M.

May sound ridiculous, but given that amount of money, the Patriots cannot wait until day three to start spending money. They have got to start spending immediately after the Super Bowl trophy is handed to the winners.

 

[YankeeRebel]

Free agency will determine what happens in the draft. Maybe more in 2025 than any year in the previous 10.

Much of the spending will be determined by the increase in the Cap. The 2024 cap was $225M. Six owners have openly supported a stationary cap of $300M this year through 2029. Several others have proposed a fixed 10% every year through 2029. The old guard wants to maintain an annual cap increase based on financial growth. Underlying consensus is that the league is trying to keep everything as is and that the raise in the 2025 cap will be anywhere between 12% and 20%. Hence, the belief is that it will be 15% or $33M raising the cap to $258.75M.

If that's anywhere near true, the Patriots will be sitting on $167M to spend in free agency. Every team will be required to spend around $232.5M.

May sound ridiculous, but given that amount of money, the Patriots cannot wait until day three to start spending money. They have got to start spending immediately after the Super Bowl trophy is handed to the winners.

We were talking about the Browns QB situation. We are all well aware of the Pats FA monies, not sure where your day three comment ties in?

 

[BigKen]

not sure where your day three comment ties in?

Just a reminder of the BB days when we were frustrated because he never jumped into the pool on the first day and always seemed to be looking at the leftovers late on day two or day three of the free agent scramble.

We are in a time where the Sunday commitments start hitting the wires about 5:00 PM and I for one bitched about the fact that no team could start talking to a player at 4:00 PM have a commitment by 5:00 PM with 31 other teams jumping into the pool at the same time. Now we all know that teams start calling agents and agents start calling teams about a half hour after the Super Bowl and work from there.

I'm just not 100% confident in Elliot Wolfe, but I am confident that Vrabel will not be sitting on his hands. This team cannot afford to allow history to repeat itself.

 

[BigKen]

Looks like the entire staff is in Alabama traveling between the American and National teams practices.

Josh had a very interesting comment........."A player can make his career here in a practice session and destroy the career of the guys he's practicing against. These kids know what's at stake. Some grab the gold ring."

 

[BigKen]

Alert......................

Don't be surprised if the Patriots pass on Will Campbell. Word is that he does have short arms and is not quite as mobile as most tams would like on the left side.

Two or three other names keep popping up.

• Aireontae Ersery
  Minnesota OT who is 6'6" and weighs 325 lbs
  
  Jonah Savaiinaea
  Arizona OT who is 6'5" and weighs 320 lbs
  
  
• Will Johnson
  Michigan CB who is 6'2" and weighs 206 lbs
  

 

[YankeeRebel]

Alert......................

Don't be surprised if the Patriots pass on Will Campbell. Word is that he does have short arms and is not quite as mobile as most tams would like on the left side.

Two or three other names keep popping up.

• Aireontae Ersery
  Minnesota OT who is 6'6" and weighs 325 lbs
  
  Jonah Savaiinaea
  Arizona OT who is 6'5" and weighs 320 lbs
  
  
• Will Johnson
  Michigan CB who is 6'2" and weighs 206 lbs

I'll be surprised. If they pass on him and Banks. But again a lot depends on FA moves