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MORSE: A Quick Look at Patriots Newly Selected LT Will Campbell

Mark Morse

April 24, 2025 at 9:03 pm ET

MORSE: A Quick Look at Patriots Newly Selected LT Will Campbell

(PHOTO: Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers offensive tackle Will Campbell (66) warms up before a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images)

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My job is to protect my Quarterback!

Will Campbell OT LSU 6’6” 319-pounds 4.98 40, 33” Arms, 77 3/8 Wingspan

This is what Dane Bruler says in his Draft Guide “The Beast” – “A three-year starter at LSU, Campbell was a mainstay at left tackle in offensive coordinator Joe Sloan’s pass-happy, inside-outside zone scheme. He took starting reps at left tackle from his first day of training camp as a freshman and started 38 straight games, allowing only one sack over his final 30 games with the Tigers (awarded the 2024 SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy). He grew up modeling his game after Andrew Whitworth, a fellow West Monroe, La., native. Before the 2023 and ‘24 seasons, he was awarded the No. 7 jersey, given to LSU’s most electric playmaker (the tradition started in 2008 with Patrick Peterson).

Campbell stays balanced in pass protection because of his weight distribution and controlled technique, although he can do a better job protecting versus inside/counter moves (see his reps versus Kyle Kennard on the 2024 South Carolina tape). He is rugged in the run game and offers the body fluidity and explosive power to torque and displace defenders. Overall, Campbell’s mediocre arm length lessens his margin for error, but his athletic movements, core strength and competitive finish help him stay connected through the whistle, regardless of the block required. His skill set is reminiscent of a more powerful version of Colts left tackle Bernhard Raimann, although some NFL teams project him best as an interior blocker”.

Strengths

Moves with athletic body control to stay balanced mid-slide and through engagement

Agile lateral footwork to ride rushers wide of pocket

Stays controlled and patient versus dynamic pass rushers

Impressive recovery skills to maintain leverage and stay connected

Mechanically sound process to gradually anchor against power

Plays with purposeful inside hands and gets fistfuls of jersey to control his man

Makes it look easy on combination blocks

Comfortably handles games (stunts, loops, etc.), regardless of space given to him

LSU offense used him much more as puller in 2024, taking advantage of nimble movements and decisive eyes to pick off defenders

Flips switch on field and prides himself on playing nasty

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About Mark Morse

Merrimack Valley native and lifelong fan of the New England Patriots. My earliest memories of the Patriots were attending as a child with my dad, the off-season practice at Phillips Academy. I was at the Patriots game at Harvard Stadium in 1970 where Bob “Harpo” Gladieux was called out of the stands by the stadium announcer over the PA to play in the game. Analyzing the draft since ESPN first started to televise it in 1980 and former writer for the Lowell Sun Newspaper.