Now that the 2025 NFL Draft is officially set in stone until a team decides to make a trade, the Patriots know where they'll pick and who should be available. The first round has been set for quite some time, with plenty of players being rumored to be the right choice for the team now run by Mike Vrabel.
It has been a carousel of players favorited to go to New England, with one week being the top defensive player of the class and the next week being the top left tackle or wide receiver. Fortunately, the Patriots are in a position that would benefit from any of those choices landing in their lap with the fourth overall pick, so it's hard to argue any would be a bad deal.
Who that player is favored to be has continued to change as the draft nears, with the latest mock drafts by experts remaining on offense.
The latest 2025 mock drafts have the Patriots focused on offense
CBS Sports: Will Campbell, T, LSU
"Full disclosure, after the 2024 NFL Draft I placed a bet that Campbell would be the No. 1 pick of the 2025 draft at odds of 60-to-1. I'm not going to win that bet (unless the Titans really like me), but it goes to show how high I am on Campbell as a player. There may be some size concerns, and the combine will be huge, but this is a player who stepped into the left tackle position as a freshman in the SEC and held his own from the very start. I've never heard a negative word about him from anybody, and his play speaks for itself."
Draft Countdown: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
"Dynamic playmaker on both sides of the ball. This is what you get when your team needs the best of everything. "
Pro Football Network: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
"The golden question is which position Travis Hunter will play in the NFL. He’s a near blue-chip prospect on my board at both wide receiver and cornerback. I think his uncommon three-level threat profile would do Drake Maye wonders at WR."
NFL.com: Will Campbell, T, LSU
"New England's offensive line could really use Campbell, who is my highest-ranked blocker this year. Per my model, the LSU product paced his position group in his ability to sustain contact from all angles and prevent pass rushers, while his body control forecasts well to the pro level. He's also extremely effective at stopping bull rushes. In an OL class that's light on probable Year 1 starters, Campbell is the exception, which catapults him into the top five."
Bleacher Report: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
NBC Sports Boston: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
"The question with Hunter is this: What position will he play? He wants to play both ways, at cornerback and wide receiver, as he did in college. But league sources don't believe he'll be able to do that on a full-time basis.
Evaluators, for the most part, see him as a high-end corner who can moonlight at wideout. Which, for the Patriots, would have plenty of value. Hunter and Christian Gonzalez would represent one of the best corner tandems in the NFL.
But the greater need in New England is at receiver. Hunter is so talented that if he focused solely on receiver, he might still be a top-of-the-draft kind of pick. Could Mike Vrabel ever convince the Heisman Trophy winner that his best path is to play receiver and moonlight on the defensive side, playing in critical sub-package situations?
If so, Hunter's body type, his ability to track the football, and his footwork at the tops of his routes makes him at times look a little like Jets star wideout Garrett Wilson."
Pro Football Focus: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
"Landing the greatest two-way threat in college football history would be a massive win for Mike Vrabel as he looks to rebuild a Patriots roster with plenty of holes to fill. While New England has significant cap space to address its needs in free agency, adding a uniquely versatile talent like Travis Hunter would provide an instant impact on both sides of the ball.
Hunter, who earned 89.0-plus PFF grades as both a receiver and coverage defender in 2024, would allow the Patriots to allocate resources elsewhere, particularly toward protecting their young quarterback, Drake Maye."