Most mock drafts have the New England Patriots going in one of three directions: wide receiver, offensive lineman or pass rusher. But on Monday, ESPN’s Matt Miller had New England going with a bit of a surprise in the 2025 NFL Draft. Miller has the Patriots take a defensive tackle.

To call 2025 a “rebuilding” year for the New England Patriots would be an understatement. It was six years ago today that the once-mighty NFL franchise defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII,

Here’s how the board turned out for the Patriots in our latest 2025 NFL mock draft: The Patriots need a game-wrecker on defense, and Abdul Carter is a one-man demolition show. His elite playmaking abilities have been compared to Dallas Cowboys’ star edge rusher Micah Parsons for good reasons.

There’s good news out of the Senior Bowl when it comes to the New England Patriots ' outlook in the 2025 NFL Draft. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that “the building sentiment from scouts and executives” is that Miami quarterback Cam Ward is likely to go No. 1 overall.

In their second straight 4-13 season, as difficult as they were to find, the New England Patriots did have a couple of bright spots — and none was brighter than the performance of rookie quarterback and No.

This is a Patriots team that needs help on both sides of the ball. It’s already clear they have major needs at edge rusher, offensive tackle and wide receiver when entering the 2025 NFL draft. They managed to address all three areas right off the bat in our latest mock draft.