Timing is every thing in life, and for the New England Patriots, they might find yourself proudly owning the No. 1 decide in an NFL Draft that’s thought of weaker than current years.
The Patriots are considered one of seven groups tied on the backside of the standings with a 2-7 document, however as a result of they’ve the worst power of schedule of these groups, they sit in the No. 1 pick spot coming into Sunday’s Week 10 game against the Chicago Bears.
There’s at all times loads of hype going into each NFL Draft, no matter whether or not the category is seen as tremendous sturdy or pretty weak. Sadly for the Patriots, the 2025 class isn’t thought of to be elite, and the shortage of high-end quarterback prospects is a serious motive why.
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There isn’t any can’t-miss QB prospect reminiscent of Andrew Luck, Trevor Lawrence or Caleb Williams in faculty soccer proper now. There’s nonetheless a superb chunk of the season left, so it would not be surprising if a pair quarterbacks take an enormous leap up the rankings, however proper now there’s not a consensus No. 1 decide.
Even final yr, it was apparent that quarterbacks can be chosen with the primary three picks, and that is what ended up taking place when Caleb Williams (No. 1 to Bears), Jayden Daniels (No. 2 to Commanders) and Drake Maye (No. 3 to Patriots) had been the primary three gamers off the board. There isn’t any assure {that a} related state of affairs will unfold in 2025.
With that stated, is it a foul yr to have the No. 1 decide?
The Athletic’s draft guru, Dane Brugler, joined Phil Perry on a brand new episode of NBC Sports activities Boston’s Subsequent Pats Podcast to debate that matter and far more.
“It is by no means a foul factor to have the No. 1 general decide in a draft as a result of there’s at all times gonna be good gamers to select from,” Brugler stated. “However comparatively talking, I believe you would say that.
“As a result of we noticed two years in the past the haul the Bears received for the Panthers to go up and take Bryce Younger. There’s simply not gonna be these forms of commerce presents on this draft. I imply, there at all times could possibly be, you by no means know. If a crew is determined sufficient, and there is instructions from possession on down saying, hey, go get us a quarterback. You by no means know, we may see one thing like that, however on the floor, with what we all know proper now, that is simply not the way it seems to be. That is not how NFL groups are speaking about these guys, speaking about these quarterbacks, speaking about this draft.”
“However once more, when you enter the draft with the primary decide in comparison with the fifteenth decide, you are in comparison with the crew choosing later as a result of you might have an opportunity to take the very best participant in your board.”
The participant being projected to go No. 1 overall in most up-to-date mock drafts is Colorado star Travis Hunter. Brugler feels strongly about Hunter’s upside.
“In my view, the very best participant on this draft is Travis Hunter from Colorado, the extensive receiver/cornerback who performs either side of the soccer,” Brugler stated. “It’s going to be fascinating how that’s talked about all through the method. Each crew’s gonna take a look at it somewhat bit in another way. I might love for him to be my beginning cornerback, and then you definately combine in 10, 15, 20 performs per recreation on offense — I believe that makes essentially the most sense. However I believe he’s worthy of that No. 1 general decide.
“Whereas with the quarterback place, you simply do not have that. Some groups like Cam Ward from Miami, some groups like Shadeur Sanders from Colorado, however they are not being talked about as, oh yeah, the No. 1 general decide, pencil it in proper now. That is simply not how groups see these guys.”
Patriots followers must be rooting for the highest QB prospects on this draft class to complete the season sturdy. That type of state of affairs would make the 2025 class stronger and, because of this, make the Patriots’ first-round decide extra invaluable in the event that they ever take into account buying and selling it.
“I believe proper now, in early November, Cam Ward from Miami is the favourite to be the primary quarterback drafted,” Brugler stated. “That is not a consensus view, however the majority of groups that I talked to, that’s type of the place they lean. A few of these groups do not want a quarterback, and so possibly they are not it with as vital of a watch, however I believe that is the place the vibe is correct now.
“Cam Ward is the favourite. And so if I am a Patriots fan, I am rooting for Cam Ward to complete out the season sturdy, go into the Faculty Soccer Playoff and play his butt off.”
Additionally on this episode:
- Why Drake Maye has been a greater quarterback than Caleb Williams (to date)
- Is it a foul yr to have the No. 1 decide within the draft?
- What ought to the Patriots do in the event that they end with a high 5 decide?
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