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.

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.

The Patriots have a new wide receivers coach. This new hire marks the fourth former offensive coordinator to join Mike Vrabel's staff

After bringing back Josh McDaniels as the offensive coordinator, Mike Vrabel has made other coaching adds this past week.

Heading into 2025, the New England Patriots will look to new head coach Mike Vrabel to turn things around after a disastrous 2024 season. And on Sunday, he made one of his first big moves as head coach by deciding not to bring back a beloved assistant from the past regime.