A year ago, the Patriots landed Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick. This year, the top of the draft looks very different for New England.

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.

The New England Patriots defense took a massive step back in 2024, and might look at the upcoming draft to help get back on track. Matt Miller from ESPN has them do just that: in his latest mock draft,

ESPN’s Matt Miller put together a two-round 2025 NFL mock draft on Monday, and he had the New England Patriots go defense with both of their draft selections. The team selected Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham with the fourth overall pick in the first round and Ohio State edge defender Jack Sawyer in the second round with the 38 th overall selection.

In this week’s seven-round mock draft, the New England Patriots start their class by tapping back into the University of Michigan pipeline. After back-to-back 4-13 seasons, the Patriots have found themselves picking within the top five of the NFL Draft once again.

The Patriots could make a big splash in the 2025 NFL Draft by trading a coveted selection for a wide receiver like D.K. Metcalf.