18 potential Patriots for second, third round of 2025 NFL Draft

The Patriots filled their biggest need in the first round of the NFL Draft when they selected left tackle Will Campbell but there s still a lot of work to be done The Patriots have major requirements at wide receiver defensive end and defensive tackle The draft is also deep at running back and tight end Here are certain expected picks for the Patriots on Day of the draft which kicks off Friday night at p m ET They hold picks and Related Articles Mike Vrabel Patriots did not receive pact offers for No pick Will Campbell desired to be drafted by Patriots before pre-draft process Callahan Will Campbell is a Patriot because he s Mike Vrabel material Patriots select OT Will Campbell th overall in NFL Draft Patriots NFL Draft Will Campbell headlines likely first-round picks CB Will Johnson Michigan Once regarded as a Top- pick Johnson fell out of Round At -foot- pounds Johnson has prototypical size for an outside cornerback He lacks high-end speed however Outside cornerback is not a major need in New England so this would be a best player available type of pick EDGE Mike Green Marshall Green was extremely productive in but comes with character concerns He led the FBS with sacks He would be a major helpt to the Patriots pass rush if they re secure with him off of the field EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku Boston College Vrabel will get all of the information he necessities about Ezeiruaku from BC head coach Bill O Brien a good friend of the Patriots head coach The BC product registered sacks in to lead the ACC DT Darius Alexander Toledo An older prospect Alexander will be in August He s a tremendous athlete at - pounds He fits best in an attacking scheme similar to what Terrell Williams will run in New England RB Treyveon Henderson Ohio State Regarded as the better of two Ohio State running backs Henderson was a band captain in He would be a pass-catching big-play threat out of the backfield TE Mason Taylor LSU The son of Jason Taylor and nephew of Zach Thomas Taylor comes from Pro Football Hall of Fame bloodlines He s a versatile tight end capable of producing as a pass-catcher while serving as a reliable blocker DT Shemar Turner Texas A M Turner lacks on-field discipline but excels as an attacking interior defender at - pounds He was a three-year starter at Texas A M WR Luther Burden III Missouri Regarded by a few as the third-best wide receiver in the draft Burden proved his full promising in as a -year-old sophomore catching passes for yards with nine touchdowns in the SEC He also made plays out of the backfield at Missouri and has been compared to a faster Deebo Samuel He took a major step back in EDGE Nic Scourton Texas A M Scourton still has tons of upside He won t turn until August He dominated the Big with sacks at Purdue in before transferring to Texas A M where he was a second-team All-American He played at pounds but measured in at pounds at the combine WR Jayden Higgins Iowa State One of the minimal prototypical X wide receivers who will be selected in the first three rounds of the draft Higgins was lightly recruited out of high school but performed well enough at Eastern Kentucky to transfer to Iowa State where he was an immediate impact-maker He had yards and nine touchdowns in EDGE J T Tuimoloau Ohio State An edge defender out of Ohio State just like Patriots head coach Vrabel Tuimoloau led the National Champions in sacks with in Tuimoloau would help the Patriots pass rush and run defense as a developmental edge defender RB Quinshon Judkins Ohio State Another Ohio State product Judkins had three straight -yard double-digit touchdown seasons in college He began his career at Ole Miss before transferring to Ohio State in At -feet pounds Judkins tested well with a -second -yard dash EDGE Princely Umanmielen Ole Miss More of a designated pass rusher than full-time starter Umanmielen led Ole Miss with sacks despite missing two games with an ankle injury The Patriots need pass rush help so drafting a athlete who might only help on third downs is still worthy of a Day pick WR Tre Harris Ole Miss Harris was extremely productive last season with yards and seven touchdowns in just seven games before suffering a groin injury At -foot- pounds Harris can play outside as an X receiver or in the slot Harris transferred from Louisiana Tech and had three -plus-yard seasons EDGE Jack Sawyer Ohio State Another Ohio State edge defender Sawyer racked up nine sacks last season as a gang captain The Patriots didn t care about Campbell s arm length Sawyer s arms measured at just inches at the combine That s very short for an edge defender EDGE Bradyn Swinson LSU Swinson is another athlete who might be best served as a designated pass rusher He has good size at -foot- pounds and led Oregon with sacks in WR Jack Bech TCU Bech has good size for an outside or slot receiver at -foot- pounds He began his career at LSU as a teammate or Campbell s before transferring to TCU He led the Horned Frogs with yards and nine touchdowns on receptions Bech lacks speed but is adept at making contested catches WR Jalen Royals Utah State Royals like Harris missed time in but still put up monster numbers with catches for yards with six touchdowns in just seven games He was lightly recruited out of high school and began his college career at Georgia Military College He broke out in with catches for yards with touchdowns Royals ran a -second -yard dash and is a playmaker with the ball in his hands