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Espn Predicts Patriots Moving Back Into Round 1 With Commanders Trade

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espn predicts patriots moving back into round 1 with commanders trade

The New England Patriots have some of the most draft capital in the 2025 NFL Draft, and with their selections, they're constantly involved in trade rumors. In a new piece from multiple insiders at ESPN, the Patriots are predicted to trade back into the first round. In a new pre-draft collaboration article, Field Yates of ESPN predicted that the Patriots would make a trade with the Washington Commanders. The Patriots move up from 38th overall in the second round to 29th overall in the first round in the trade idea. New England would give pick 77 for the Commanders' fourth-round pick at 128th overall. It would be a massive trade-up for the Patriots, as moving back into the first round would likely net the Patriots one of the top players in the draft.

New England would also receive the fifth-year option for any player they draft, which is a significant asset in team building. Yates justified his proposed trade idea by saying the Patriots have been aggressive all offseason, and being assertive in the draft wouldn't be a surprise. He also mentioned that the Patriots could consider the offensive line or the wide receivers in a trade-up. If the Patriots pick an offensive lineman at fourth overall, they could go for a wide receiver in this trade-up idea from Yates, giving Drake Maye a new weapon and a protector for the... The New England Patriots are in serious rebuilding mode coming off their second consecutive 4-13 season. The six-time Super Bowl champions own the No.

4 overall selection in next Thursday’s NFL draft, but what they plan to do with it remains a puzzle even to experts close to the team. But one thing seems most likely, whatever they do, their pick will be designed to provide support for last year’s No. 3 overall draft pick Drake Maye, New England’s new franchise quarterback. That help could come in the form of an upgrade to the Patriots’ faltering offensive line. Maye suffered 34 sacks, 13th-most in the league in his rookie year, even though he started just 12 games — and in one of those, Week 18 against the Buffalo Bills, he was pulled... In that regard, according to a Boston Globe report on Saturday, “all roads lead” to the Patriots using the fourth pick on April 25 to take LSU left tackle Will Campbell.

“The Patriots have a glaring hole at left tackle, and it is looking increasingly clear they are going to use the No. 4 pick on Campbell,” wrote Globe scribe Ben Volin. “His one drawback is arm length, which measured 32⅝ inches at the Combine, less than the preferred length of 33 inches for NFL offensive tackles. There is some question as to whether Campbell’s long-term position is at guard, but he seems like the best bet to fill the left tackle hole at No. 4.” But what if the Patriots had a second pick, later in the first round?

That selection could be used to take an elite wide receiver, another deficiency on the Patriots roster. New England has tried to address that need by signing free agents Stephon Diggs and Mack Hollins, but neither is considered a genuine “X” receiver — the primary threat on any team — which... The New England Patriots find themselves in a precarious position in the 2025 NFL Draft. Currently armed with the No. 4 overall selection, there's a chance the team comes up just short of landing a prime-time talent. Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter and Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter are widely viewed as the top two players atop the draft.

While the Tennessee Titans are all but locked in to taking Miami quarterback Cam Ward at No. 1 overall, the Cleveland Browns (No. 2) and New York Giants (No. 3) both seem to be shying away from taking Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, despite their drastic need of a building block signal-caller. If Sanders' stock continues to drop and both Cleveland and New York pass on him, that'll result in both Carter and Hunter coming off the board before the Patriots are even on the clock. So what do they do from there?

Well, they could simply draft for need and take LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell or maybe further bolster the defensive trenches with Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham. Or they could look to move down. In that spirit, we've cooked up a couple of trade-down possibilities for New England in the first round with the assumption that Carter or Hunter is not available to them. We also highlighted one possibility where the Patriots could TRADE UP back into the first round to address another critical need on the depth chart. Sure, the Raiders traded for Geno Smith earlier this offseason and inked him to a two-year extension, but I don't think that'll preclude them from exploring the quarterback market in the NFL Draft. After all, Smith is going to turn 35 years old next season, so it might be best to get out in front of that position and have a signal-caller develop behind him.

Of course, Las Vegas could simply wait to see if Sanders falls to them at No. 6, but if they like the player they could ensure they land him by moving up just a couple of picks to No. 4 with New England. From a Patriots perspective, they'd probably be thrilled to move down a few spots, gain an asset (maybe another Day 2 pick) and still come away with a talent they would've been comfortable taking... Las Vegas has the fifth pick in the second round (No. 37 overall) and the fourth pick in the third round (No.

68 overall) The New England Patriots are expected to be one of the more aggressive teams in free agency and the 2025 NFL draft. They need to address multiple areas of need, and Drake Maye's surprisingly fast emergence as a franchise quarterback has sped up the clock for the front office. It's a unique spot to be in as a rebuilding organization that is also in a win-now mode. The Patriots can't afford to drag their feet through the offseason with minor upgrades on both sides of the ball. One look at what the Washington Commanders achieved this season with Jayden Daniels at quarterback should spark a sense of urgency in New England.

The Commanders went from missing the playoffs for three straight years to the NFC Championship Game in the 2024 season. One incredible offseason could turn the Patriots back into a perennial contender. It all starts with free agency, where I expect the team to address the wide receiver position and reload on the offensive line. They might even add another talented cornerback to play across from Christian Gonzalez. This 2025 NFL mock draft gets a bit chaotic with multiple trades in the first round. Here's who the Patriots came away with in our latest mock piece:

After months of constant speculation and rumors, the NFL Draft is finally here. New England is at the beginning stages of their rebuild and this draft gives them the perfect opportunity to bring in some players who can change things around. There have been rumors that the Pats are taking phone calls on the No. 3 pick but it seems more likely that they stand pat and select their new franchise quarterback. With Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels likely going 1-2, Drake Maye could be their guy. But reports have emerged that New England won't be done after that selection, and is looking to move back into the first round.

3 Patriots reporting nuggets on 3 topics:🏈Draft: At 34, team has explored what it could look like to jump into back half of 1st round.🏈Contracts: Active extension discussions with DT Christian Barmore. Motivated.🏈Offseason program: WR K.J. Osborn makes early impression. ESPN's Mike Reiss has reported that the Patriots have discussed what it would cost to jump back into the back half of the first round. With needs at WR and OT, it makes sense why they could look to move back into the first. New England owns the No.

34 overall pick, which is a valuable asset and which shouldn't take too much more ammunition to move back up into the tail end of the first Washington Commanders fans likely aren’t as excited about this NFL Draft as they have been in years past, which makes sense given the fact that the team has gone from picking No. 2 overall to No. 29 this year after that 2024 first-round pick led them to their first NFC Championship Game appearance in three decades. Washington has limited picks in the 2025 NFL Draft after offseason trades for Deebo Samuel and Laremy Tunsil, which is part of the reason one ESPN insider recently predicted a draft-day trade between the... “The Washington Commanders trade Nos.

29 and 128 to the New England Patriots for Nos. 38 and 77. A theme of this Patriots offseason has been aggressiveness, as they spent huge in free agency to address several needs. Washington, meanwhile, has only five picks and would get an earlier opportunity at No. 77 to tap into the depth of this year’s class,” Field Yates wrote. The move wouldn’t recoup any picks the Commanders gave up in those earlier player trades, but it would help them move up from the fourth round into the third round while only dropping fewer...

Quarterback Jayden Daniels was so good as a rookie that it opened up a window of contention while he is on his first contract, which surely played a role in the aggressive offseason moves,... Last season, all of the years of dysfunction and losing paid off for Washington Commanders star WR Terry McLaurin. After getting drafted in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, McLaurin has come to work every day, never complained and found a way to produce at a high level despite a carousel... The former Ohio State WR has surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in five out of his six NFL seasons so far, with the only exception coming in his rookie campaign where he posted 919 yards... But finally, after being one of the faces for one of the worst teams in the NFL, McLaurin got to taste success last season as he helped the Washington Commanders cruise to a (12-5)... With Jayden Daniels as his QB, “Scary Terry” posted one of his best NFL seasons with 1,096 receiving yards and an eye-popping 13 touchdowns.

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