Patriots 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Extra pick from recent trade helps fill need

It s looking more and more like the Patriots are heading for a worst-case scenario with Colorado wide receiver cornerback Travis Hunter and Penn State edge defender Abdul Carter coming off the board before the No overall pick Barring a trade-up to take Hunter or Carter that leaves the Patriots with a plethora of less than ideal options Here s how head coach Mike Vrabel and executive vice president of contestant personnel Eliot Wolf can make the most of of the situation in our latest seven-round mock draft Related Articles Patriots extra points Assistant sees fit for Marcus Jones on defense Why new Patriots coach is excited by mean as a rattlesnake Keion White Patriots coaches eager to give Ja Lynn Polk Javon Baker clean slate Patriots planning to add another kicker for training camp competition Patriots OL coach Doug Marrone talks top left tackle targets in NFL Draft Round Pick OT Will Campbell LSU The bulk appealing option in this situation would be to arrangement down from the fourth overall pick to a range where the Patriots could still grab an offensive tackle their biggest need The Raiders sixth overall Jets seventh overall and Saints ninth overall could be in the arena for a quarterback If the Patriots are confident that they could still get Campbell or Missouri tackle Armand Membou in one of those spots then they don t necessarily need the strongest package in a trade-down The biggest question is whether any of those teams value Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders or Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart enough to move up Campbell was one of the best left tackles in college football over the past three seasons but he lacks prototypical arm length and wingspan for the position which could potentially necessitate a move inside to guard Membou wasn t charted playing a single snap at left tackle during his college career He has longer arms and wingspan than Campbell but he s also two inches shorter Both Campbell and Membou have the requisite athleticism to play left tackle but they both come with risks Campbell s lack of length is a huge outlier And taking a right tackle with the fourth overall pick and hoping he can flip to left tackle is no guarantee The Patriots could wait until the second round to select a tackle but their other options at No overall are no sure things Michigan defensive Mason Graham and Georgia edge defender Jalon Walker are both undersized Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren lack top-end positional value to be selected so early So that brings us back to Campbell Head coach Mike Vrabel noted last week that he views Campbell as a left tackle The only question is if the scouting department values him high enough to take him fourth overall Round Pick DE Nic Scourton Texas A M Fun fact about Nic Scourton He s only years old and won t turn until late August He was also a well-rounded edge defender in the Big- at Purdue and in the SEC at Texas A M The Patriots signed outside linebackers Harold Landry and K Lavon Chaisson to join Keion White and Anfernee Jennings for the Patriots at edge defender but Terrell Williams defense still could use selected more pass-rushing juice Scourton would come with plenty of upside at the top of the second round Round Pick DEAL WR Tre Harris Ole Miss We re packaging the Patriots th overall pick with the fifth-rounder they got in the Joe Milton business to move up to the bottom of the second round The Patriots lack a true X receiver and that s Harris calling card at -foot- pounds He played just eight games due to injuries in but picked up yards and seven touchdowns while catching of his targets Add Harris to a wide receiver group that already includes Stefon Diggs Mack Hollins Ja Lynn Polk Javon Baker Kayshon Boutte DeMario Douglas and Kendrick Bourne and let them fight it out for three starting spots Round Pick RB Dylan Sampson Tennessee Sampson would bring more speed to the Patriots running back room He s undersized at -foot- pounds but offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has had success in the past with similar running backs like James White Dion Lewis and Kevin Faulk Round Pick DT C J West Indiana West is a great athlete for his -foot- -pound frame clocking a -second -yard dash at the combine This is a strong class for defensive tackles and West would provide a scrutiny presence next to Milton Williams in the middle of the line Round Pick TE Oronde Gadsden II Syracuse Patriots fans of the early dynasty era will recognize the name His father was a productive wide receiver for the Dolphins from to Gadsden II is a converted wide receiver who had two -yard seasons at tight end for the Orangemen At -foot- pounds Gadsden could add more size but he split his time between inline and the slot at Syracuse Fun fact He was coached by another former Dolphin Patrick Surtain in high school Round Pick QB Kurtis Rourke Indiana The Patriots traded away Milton and could use another developmental rookie quarterback Rourke has good athleticism for the position and established off his toughness by playing through a torn ACL in Round Pick K Andres Borregales Miami Special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer commented last week that the Patriots will add a kicker as competition for John Parker Romo Borregales is the top-ranked kicker on consensus boards