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The Patriots lost the first overall pick with a Week 18 victory and now the Titans could further damage New England’s draft plans.<\/p>\n

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The Tennessee Titans turned the upcoming NFL draft on its head after announcing that the team would focus on talent and not position with the first overall pick. It had been assumed that the Titans would grab the quarterback of their choice after landing the top pick in the draft. The change in philosophy is bad news for the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

NFL insider Adam Schefter was asked to weigh in on the Titans\u2019 intentions after President of Football Operations Chad Brinker said the team \u201cWon\u2019t pass on a generational talent with the first overall pick.\u201d Schefter believes Tennessee is interested in Colorado\u2019s Travis Hunter or Penn State\u2019s Abdul Carter. Either way, it\u2019s definitely not what the Patriots were anticipating.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat quote told me that they are not locked in to taking a quarterback at one. That is not what New England wanted to hear, that quote today,\u201d Schefter said via WEEI Afternoons on X.<\/p>\n

The Patriots had a clear path to the top pick in the draft. A loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 would have set New England up with the first overall selection. Instead, the Patriots defeated Buffalo 23-16, surrendering the number one pick to the Titans.<\/p>\n

Still, drafting fourth overall is not bad. And it\u2019s even better when you already have a quarterback. With QB-needy teams picking ahead of them, it\u2019s entirely conceivable that the Patriots\u2019 top choice falls to them in the four spot. But the Titans\u2019 unexpected draft strategy could be an onion in the ointment for New England.<\/p>\n

The Patriots could miss out on Heisman Trophy winning WR\/CB Travis Hunter<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter played wideout and cornerback for Colorado and he could certainly be considered the \u201cgenerational talent\u201d the Titans are loath to pass on. Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter is also high on most teams\u2019 boards after he declared for the 2025 draft.<\/p>\n

Now the Patriots could miss out on both players if the Titans are serious about passing on a quarterback with the first pick and either the Cleveland Browns or the New York Giants decide to follow suit.<\/p>\n

New England hired former Titans\u2019 head coach Mike Vrabel after one season with Jerod Mayo. Fortunately, the Patriots appear to have a franchise quarterback in Drake Maye, who the team selected third overall in the 2024 draft.<\/p>\n

Despite Tennessee\u2019s recent statement, many still believe the Titans will take a quarterback with the top pick. Mel Kiper Jr. currently has Tennessee taking Miami\u2019s Cam Ward over Colorado\u2019s Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Patriots could end up missing out on their top choice in the 2025 draft if the Titans decide to pass on a quarterback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"\nNEWS: Why Titans' draft strategy is blow to Patriots' hopes - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11548\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEWS: Why Titans' draft strategy is blow to Patriots' hopes - Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Patriots could end up missing out on their top choice in the 2025 draft if the Titans decide to pass on a quarterback.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11548\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-23T00:51:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/56TRF.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11548\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11548\",\"name\":\"NEWS: Why Titans' draft strategy is blow to Patriots' hopes - 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