{"id":724563,"date":"2026-06-09T06:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/724563\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:04:17","slug":"a-2025-nfl-re-draft-has-patriots-choosing-another-offensive-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/724563\/","title":{"rendered":"A 2025 NFL re-draft has Patriots choosing another offensive tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew England Patriots\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA new re-draft has the Patriots choosing to take another left tackle over Will Campbell.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWill Campbell had a rocky end to his rookie year with the Patriots. (Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff)\t<\/p>\n

Just days after the Patriots\u2019 2025 season came to an end in Super Bowl LX, Mike Vrabel vouched for rookie left tackle Will Campbell and his long-term future in Foxborough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill is 22 years old, he\u2019s our left tackle, he\u2019ll get better, he\u2019ll get stronger,\u201d Vrabel said in his season-ending news conference at Gillette Stadium. \u201cThere are moments he played well, moments he blocked the guy, there are plays he\u2019d like to have back. We\u2019re not moving Will to guard, or center or tight end or anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a vote of confidence in Campbell, who was selected fourth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft with the hope he\u2019d develop into the franchise\u2019s long-term stalwart at left tackle \u2014 protecting Drake Maye\u2019s blind side for years to come.<\/p>\n

But after a rough showing in the postseason, could the Patriots have some second-guesses about selecting Campbell so high in the draft order last year?<\/p>\n

Bleacher Report\u2019s Gary Davenport seems to think so, given that he has New England selecting another offensive tackle in his 2025 NFL Re-Draft.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

With the fourth-overall pick, Davenport had the Patriots selecting Kelvin Banks Jr. out of the University of Texas. Banks was selected ninth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n

\u201cKelvin Banks was a top-10 selection in his own right last year, and the 6\u20194\u2033 320-pounder was most reliable and consistent first-year tackle in the league,\u201d Davenport wrote. \u201cDespite playing almost 300 more snaps than Campbell last year per Pro Football Focus,<\/a> Banks allowed the same number of [sacks] and had higher PFF grades both overall and as a run blocker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho knows? If Campbell hadn\u2019t been such a turnstile in that lopsided loss to the Seattle Seahawks, maybe that Super Bowl would have turned out differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, Davenport only has Campbell dropping to sixth overall (Raiders) in his re-draft \u2014 with Campbell ranking 32nd overall out of 89 qualified tackles <\/a>in overall PFF grade this past season.<\/p>\n

Banks held the slight edge in overall grade (29th out of 89), but was also middle of the pack in terms of pass-blocking grade at No. 41 with a mark of 70.4.<\/p>\n

Despite his poor ending to the 2025 season, Campbell was ranked 23rd out of those 89 tackles with a pass-blocking grade of 76.1.<\/p>\n

Despite showcasing plenty of promise in his rookie season, the 22-year-old Campbell also had his fair share of expected growing pains \u2014 especially after returning from an MCL injury in the year.<\/p>\n

\u200bCampbell was cleared to play in the playoffs, but labored in head-to-head matchups against elite pass rushers on the Chargers, Texans, Broncos, and Seahawks.<\/p>\n

According to Next Gen Stats<\/a>, Campbell accounted for 14 pressures against the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX \u2014 an ugly showing that stood as the most pressures allowed by any player in a game this past season, including the playoffs.<\/p>\n

New England\u2019s woes in pass protection played a key role in the team\u2019s eventual 29-13 loss at Levi\u2019s Stadium, with Maye sacked six times and hit on 11 other occasions by Seattle.<\/p>\n

Campbell, who said last week that he did physical therapy five days a week during the offseason to build strength back in his injured knee, believes he still has more to give moving forward in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody\u2019s a finished product. It\u2019s not one specific thing that I\u2019m going to nail that,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked at everything every day \u2026 I\u2019m a long way from where I\u2019m going to be in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like I\u2019m great at everything and here\u2019s one little thing. I\u2019m building everything, every day. And trying to make everything as a whole better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.<\/p>\n

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