WEST PALM BEACH, Fla – The Patriots’ plan with the No. 4 pick might be becoming more apparent.
At the league meetings here Monday morning, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said that he views Will Campbell — who is seen as the best offensive lineman in this draft class — as a left tackle, which would fill a glaring need for the Patriots on the offensive line.
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The left tackle position was the team’s most pressing need entering the offseason, but it remained unfilled after free agency. Vederian Lowe is New England’s top option on the roster.
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“I think the draft’s going to be a good option for us,” Vrabel said.
Given that, signs continue to point to the Patriots strongly considering drafting Campbell at No. 4 unless one of the top two prospects — edge rusher Abdul Carter or cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter — falls to them. While some in the league questioned whether Campbell could stick at left tackle given his short arms and wingspan (Campbell’s arms measured in at 32 5/8 inches at the combine, but came in at 33 inches during his LSU pro day measurements), Vrabel doesn’t seem to view that as an issue, since he said Monday he sees Campbell as a left tackle.
“I think you have to,” Vrabel said. “I don’t understand how you can watch him play in the SEC — which is the best conference in college football, against guys that are going to get drafted at that position — so I don’t think you have to project it, you can just actually watch and say there’s the snaps at left tackle, evaluate it, and see what you think.”
One potential curveball the Patriots are planning for is the prospect of two quarterbacks being selected in the first three picks, ensuring that a top prospect like Hunter falls to New England. Even if the Patriots view Campbell as a left tackle, a prospect with Hunter’s talent may be too good to pass up.
Vrabel, who as a player mixed in some time as a tight end in addition to his work as a linebacker, said Hunter would probably have to focus on one position at first if he ends up with the Patriots. The 2024 Heisman winner would then add work at another position if things went well.
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“We’ve never seen a player necessarily do it,” Vrabel said of whether Hunter could play both wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL. “I think there’s some things he can improve on by probably concentrating on just one position. But never going to put any restrictions on Travis or any player. We try as much as they can handle. We’re going to continue to put more on their plate. If he were on our football team and showed great skill at one position and started to really do well in his conditioning, and it didn’t fall and didn’t drop off, we would be open to playing everybody we had at more than one position.”
Though it seems unlikely to happen at this point, the Patriots would also be open to trading back, Vrabel said. That has seemed improbable through the draft process since many around the league do not see much separating the fourth- and 12th-best prospects in this class. But things can change, especially if a team falls in love with a prospect or wants to move up for a quarterback like Shedeur Sanders.
“I think we’d be open to everything,” Vrabel said of potentially trading back.
If the Patriots can’t find a trade partner and if neither Hunter or Carter falls to them, they seem content to fill their biggest need — left tackle — since they view the top O-line prospect (Campbell) as someone who could fill that spot.
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