DRAFT 2025 Patriots Draft Prospects

[JohnJH]

I don't think he's a speed guy I think he'll translate as a all around player. A guy who can play in the slot and also outside.

Well, if he can do it at an extremely high level, then he could be just what the proverbial doctor ordered.

 

[PatsFan2]

I kinda want the Pats to draft Mason Taylor (TE out of LSU), so Jason Taylor has to cheer for the Pats. lol

That's his Son??Wow.

 

[PatsFan2]

I kinda want the Pats to draft Mason Taylor (TE out of LSU), so Jason Taylor has to cheer for the Pats. lol

I really like some of these LSU prospects one in particular is WR K Lacey he played with Daniels - Malik Nabers and Thomas Jr. Lacey put up good numbers too him and Taylor would be nice for us.

 

[PatsFan2]

I hope after the Pats work out WR Tetairo McMillan they fall in love with him. I'm kinda mixed with two way player Travis Hunter.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

Honestly, I'm not sure there's any position other than QB I'd be upset drafting with our top pick. I just want us to draft someone who's awesome. The only players on our roster that I actually expect to actually give a damn about whether they're onthe roster or not in 3 years are:

QB Drake Maye
CB Christian Gonzalez
DT Christian Barmore
EDGE Keoin White

Guys like Douglas, Onwenu, Stevenson, Dugger, Peppers (if he's back), Marcus Jones, Boutte, Mapu, some of the younger OL are ok to have but don't seem anything special to me. I wouldn't be out on drafting someone who pushes them off the roster or reduces their role if the new guy is an actually elite player. Guys like Henry, Bourne, Wise, Andrews, Bentley, Tavai, Jon Jones are all likely off the team in 3 years or shells of themselves.

I just don't think one of the worst teams in the NFL without very many "core pieces" should be pigeon holing themselves into one specific positions or even a few of them. You can talk positional needs but even some of the best teams in the NFL have positional weaknesses. Everyone does. People obsess over the OL and I agree it's the biggest area of need because of what it can do for the rest of the offense, but it's not like we haven't seen teams make the super bowl before while still feeling they need help on the OL (Chiefs in 2020, Bengals a few years ago, etc.). What's really holding us back from being a contender isn't any one position group it's the fact that we don't have ANY truly elite players. Even of the core pieces I listed above, Maye is a developing rookie and Gonzalez/White show promise but aren't elite players right now. Maybe you could argue Barmore was elite last year (or could argue he was a tier below) and he's recovering from a serious health scare anyway.

It'd be a beautiful, beautiful thing if they draft a LT and he ends up a 8 time pro bowler. But what if they draft a LT and he's a good, not great player like Nate Solder was when we drafted him mid 1st? That's not some crazy low projection even for a LT we draf at #5, #6 or whatever pick we land at. It'd for sure be a nice and valuable improvement to lock that position down with competence and solid starter level play, but in the grand scheme of things that wouldn't do as much for us as a Will Anderson caliber edge player if you think someone on the board at another spot has that kind of potential. Even though guard is way less important than LT I'd take a Quentin Nelson type over a Nate Solder type. I'd take a Richard Seymour caliber DL. And on and on with whatever position you want to fill in with.

To ever be a contender again we're going to need to plug multiple positional weaknesses and add elite players across the roster. Elite players are harder to land so that has to be the priority, regardless of positions IMO.

 

[dliverey44]

I hope after the Pats work out WR Tetairo McMillan they fall in love with him. I'm kinda mixed with two way player Travis Hunter.

I don't think that Hunter is the best WR or TE in the draft, so you would be drafting for the novelty of a 2 way player. Who know how much on either side he would play or his preferred position.

 

[PatsFan2]

I don't think that Hunter is the best WR or CB in the draft, so you would be drafting for the novelty of a 2 way player. Who know how much on either side he would play or his preferred position.

I feel the same way.

 

[dliverey44]

Right now there are numerous ways Wolf could go, hopefully a lot of things are addressed in FA.

 

[stinkypete]

It'd be a beautiful, beautiful thing if they draft a LT and he ends up a 8 time pro bowler. But what if they draft a LT and he's a good, not great player like Nate Solder was when we drafted him mid 1st? That's not some crazy low projection even for a LT we draf at #5, #6 or whatever pick we land at. It'd for sure be a nice and valuable improvement to lock that position down with competence and solid starter level play, but in the grand scheme of things that wouldn't do as much for us as a Will Anderson caliber edge player if you think someone on the board at another spot has that kind of potential. Even though guard is way less important than LT I'd take a Quentin Nelson type over a Nate Solder type. I'd take a Richard Seymour caliber DL. And on and on with whatever position you want to fill in with.

To ever be a contender again we're going to need to plug multiple positional weaknesses and add elite players across the roster. Elite players are harder to land so that has to be the priority, regardless of positions IMO.

This sums up the decision that will need to be made. Is the OL so bad that it is worth settling on a "merely good" LT with a premium pick vs. going for a home run, because, in this draft class, merely good is likely what you are going to land.

Personally, unless I think I'm looking at the next Seymour, I go for the high floor LT and am satisfied if I get another Light or Solder.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

This sums up the decision that will need to be made. Is the OL so bad that it is worth settling on a "merely good" LT with a premium pick vs. going for a home run, because, in this draft class, merely good is likely what you are going to land.

Personally, unless I think I'm looking at the next Seymour, I go for the high floor LT and am satisfied if I get another Light or Solder.

The problem is "high floor" isn't a real thing. It's almost a red flag because it's a term usually saved for someone who doesn't have great athletic tools but has good tape in college, so you're relying on someone without a great physical profile to continue succeeding. If a guy has athletic tools but bad tape/production they say boom or bust or "high ceiling". If the guy has both they don't make the nonsense distinction between his "ceiling" or his "floor" they just call him a good prospect.

All the prospects have the same floor - being a total bust. Scouting is an inexact science. There's no crystal ball that predicts who's the next Richard Seymour and who's a "high floor" LT. It's hard enough to evaluate these prospects and you make it a million times harder on yourself when you start taking lesser prospects on your board out of team need and trying to quantify how big the gap is and if team need makes up for it and all sorts of subjective, arbitrary stuff besides "how good are these players".

I wouldn't get cute at the top of the draft. We need blue chip talents all over the roster so just try to land one there. Later on in the draft you can maybe start prioritizing taking your chances with certain positions since the further down the draft board you go the more it's a crapshoot anyway.

 

[KCSVEN]

I don't think that Hunter is the best WR or TE in the draft, so you would be drafting for the novelty of a 2 way player. Who know how much on either side he would play or his preferred position.

Hunter is pretty widely regarded as the top cb and top 3 wr. Everyone has him as a top 10 pick as either a wr or cb. He dedicates himself to 1 or the other he should be elite, he's the 1cantt miss prospect in this draft.

Guys that were the #1 or recruit out of high school and then dominate every year of college with his elite skills are pretty rare.

 

[dliverey44]

Hunter is pretty widely regarded as the top cb and top 3 wr. Everyone has him as a top 10 pick as either a wr or cb. He dedicates himself to 1 or the other he should be elite, he's the 1cantt miss prospect in this draft.

Guys that were the #1 or recruit out of high school and then dominate every year of college with his elite skills are pretty rare.

He is an absolute stud for sure, however, I personally do not think he is a better CB than Johnson or better WR than King Tet. I reread what I wrote about the novelty of him playing 2 ways and it did sound like I was saying he is not great. I didn't intend to make him sound that way. In my mind he is not the top at either position. Like you said if he dedicated himself to one position he might become elite.

 

[JohnJH]

What do you folks think about Walker Little as a FA LT? He's 6'7 and 325. He's 25 years old in his 4th season (will be 26 next season). He's been stuck behind Cam Robinson in Jacksonville.

 

[jboston19]

What do you folks think about Walker Little as a FA LT? He's 6'7 and 325. He's 25 years old in his 4th season (will be 26 next season). He's been stuck behind Cam Robinson in Jacksonville.

I’m aware of who is is and wouldn’t have minded drafting him a few years ago, but haven’t followed his career at all.

With Jax trading CR, would Walker not be the heir apparent and presumably resigned there?

 

[JohnJH]

I hope after the Pats work out WR Tetairo McMillan they fall in love with him. I'm kinda mixed with two way player Travis Hunter.

If they were to go CB with their 1st Round Pick (or a high pick for CB period), I'd go with The 6'2 200 lb CB out of Michigan (Will Johnson). I recall that we got a stud CB out of Michigan awhile back by the name of Ty Law.

 

[JohnJH]

I’m aware of who is is and wouldn’t have minded drafting him a few years ago, but haven’t followed his career at all.

With Jax trading CR, would Walker not be the heir apparent and presumably resigned there?

That was my thinking as well. Robinson will be 30 next October and has had some injury concerns. I wanted them to draft Little, but that obviously didn't happen. Unless the Jags are willing to Franchise Tag him if he wants to sign elsewhere, Little could be just what the doctor ordered.

 

[JohnJH]

I am okay for 1st round to be defense especially cornerback if we can get Higgins and or slayton . Barmore and white should feast on the pass rush and having 2 lockdown corners means we are not looking at shootouts . We need to draft best player available rather than based on needs as to what we did in 2024.

To start with: If we are able to land Higgins at WR and Walker Little at LT in Free Agency, then Will Johnson at CB and Deone Walker or Mason Graham (or any DT in that talent area) which would require us to trade back into the 1st Round, would solve a multitude of problems on Offense and Defense. I would then grab a Center, RB, and TE (Tyler Warren would be my 1st choice).

 

[JohnJH]

I would love it if the Pats could get King Tet in the 1st and Warren in the 2nd, but that means they need to fix the OL in FA. Tet is 6'5 and Warren is 6'6. I think Tet is gone when we will pick. I am projecting us with 5 wins and picking around pick 8-10.

If we can somehow get Walker Little from Jacksonville (if he doesn't resign or get tagged), that would be a start on the OL. We still need a young and capable Center (and that's assuming that Wallace is the answer at RT). Tet and Higgins at WR with Warren at TE would be a nice start, especially with the other needs addressed.

 

[JohnJH]

I think OT is the biggest need, but from reading the mocks and big boards, the opinions vary on the top two tackles, Campbell and Banks. If there’s a receiver that’s clearly a better player than any tackle available when we pick, then that’s the direction we should go. McMillian sounds like the ideal receiver for us as he’s a guy who can stretch the field. None of our current receivers have his skill set. He should match up well with Douglas and Boutte.

A dream scenario would be that they can get Walker Little as a FA LT from Jacksonville, combined with Tee Higgins (if he medically checks out), and then draft McMillan.

 

[JohnJH]

Its really going to depend on how FA goes which we really need to make some noise this year. Hoping we make moves for LT, wr, cb, edge, dl (possibly guard if strange is still a question mark).

But from where we are likely picking (5ish) im liking any of:

Wr - tet mcmillan ( assuming hunter will be gone unless we lose the rest, but if hunter is there amazing)

DL - mason graham. Hearing hes a pretty special talent. If we improve wr and OL enough in fa i would be okay going defense here given the potential impact.

Edge - carter/pearce/williams. See above, Huge need.

Iffy on Ot - williams/banks. Would really prefer a fa over these guys , most reviews i read dont have either on joe alt’s level and i think thats where you need to be if you are selecting ot top 5, otherwise they are far too hit or miss for such a premium pick. This one will depend alot on how well they are graded closer to the draft.


Gonna be a big jaguars fan down the stretch. Theyre the only team potentially picking ahead of us that you know for sure isn’t going qb.

Can you imagine Mason Graham or Deone Walker along with Barmore and White? That would be a dominant DL.