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During the draft, the New England Patriots made interesting moves. Afterwards, they grabbed some decent free agents. But there’s more work to be done, and here are three moves the Patriots must make after the 2025 NFL Draft.
With 11 picks, the Patriots hit their offense hard early with their first three picks. Offensive tackle Will Campbell, running back TreVeyon Henderson, and wide receiver Kyle Williams will carry high expectations to Foxboro. From there to the finish, they mixed it up with offense and defense.
Now, Patriots general manager and head coach Mike Vrabel must attempt to settle in and tweak the roster into a division contender.
Wolf left the draft feeling good about the way things went, according to yahoo.com.
“Just the volume of players that we were able to add at spots that we felt could help us,” said Wolf. “Offense, defense, and special teams were all addressed, and we feel like these guys can come in and help compete and help get us to where we need to go.”
The first thing Wolf and Vrabel need to do is make sure Henderson is a focal point of the 2025 offense. He stands behind Rhamondre Stevenson on the depth chart, but that won’t last long. The Patriots went hard after Henderson, according to centralmaine.com.
“I think we’ve been trying to be very intentional about the people, about some of the people to build the foundation that Coach Vrabel and his vision has here for this football team,” said Cowden, the team’s vice president of personnel. “That started in free agency, and that’s been a major emphasis for us as we’ve gotten into this draft process.”
Henderson got tabbed as an eventual plus starter by nfl.com.
“Henderson is capable of starring on third downs or biting off a bigger chunk as a three-down option,” Lance Zierlein wrote. “He has average size but above-average juice with good acceleration. He’s an average decision-maker inside and is not overly creative once confronted by the defense, but he has the pacing and subtle shiftiness to excel as an outside runner.
“(Henderson) might be the best pass-protecting running back in this draft and is more than capable as a pass-catcher. Henderson isn’t Jahmyr Gibbs, but he can operate in a similar role for teams looking to add a more dynamic player to their running back room.”
The Patriots won’t soar unless Maye does. That means they’ve got to turn over every stone to make sure he’s successful.
Certainly, Maye has the right attitude, according to patriots.com.
“It’s been awesome,” Maye said of learning Josh McDaniels’ system. “The ball’s in my hands, I think you want that. I hold the pin last. That’s what they say. That’s what you want. I get the best view of the defense. You’re the one who has to know where everyone is at, what everyone is doing. It’ll be great for...
