{"id":12860,"date":"2025-02-05T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12860"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:29:02","slug":"news-patriots-rebuild-their-defensive-line-in-two-round-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12860","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Patriots rebuild their defensive line in two-round mock draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots are adding to their defense.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/n_yRxA0yK5mLaQVssY2oOCcI6ew=\/0x413:2142x2135\/1200x800\/filters:focal(929x671:1291x1033)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73888633\/usa_today_22273172.0.jpg\" alt=\"2025 NFL mock draft: Patriots rebuild defensive line in first two rounds -  Pats Pulpit\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"dIEIB8\">The New England Patriots defense took a massive step back in 2024, and might look at the upcoming draft to help get back on track. Matt Miller from ESPN has them do just that: in his latest mock draft, the Patriots go defense with their first two picks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"QqbCzM\"><strong>4. New England Patriots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"lbW8PV\"><strong>Mason Graham, DT, Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"qu3T6D\">New coach Mike Vrabel will want to fortify the offensive line in front of second-year quarterback Drake Maye, but the Patriots can do a lot of that work in free agency with nearly $92 million in cap space, according to Roster Management System. LSU tackle Will Campbell is an option if New England isn\u2019t satisfied with its free agent haul. But I wonder if Vrabel might use this pick to find a defensive cornerstone like he had in Tennessee with Jeffery Simmons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2559,h_1439,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/patriots_country\/01jk65e89vsnx1vh116x.jpg\" alt=\"New England Patriots Predicted to Make Surprising NFL Draft Pick\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"ts41GB\">Graham is a fiery, active interior pass rusher with great technique and the burst needed to be a difference-maker at the 3-technique. Graham, third-year defensive end Keion White and standout interior lineman Christian Barmore (currently out because of blood clots) would be a nice starting point for Vrabel and his new defense.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"6eSqjO\">Graham is the top interior defensive lineman in the draft, and pairing him with a healthy Barmore as well as Keion White would give the Patriots a disruptive group up front \u2014 one that would have even more potential with the projected second-round pick:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"KF8zFt\"><strong>38. New England Patriots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"lqegNc\"><strong>Jack Sawyer, Edge, <\/strong><strong>Ohio State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"AmyR18\">Vrabel could continue to rebuild a defense that finished 29th in EPA per play. I expect the Patriots to address their offensive holes in free agency, paving the way for Sawyer to start immediately at right defensive end and be a reliable three-down player from Day 1 on the other side of the ball.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"0mY3QF\">In total, the Patriots own nine selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots are adding to their defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NEWS: Patriots rebuild their defensive line in two-round mock draft - 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=12860\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEWS: Patriots rebuild their defensive line in two-round mock draft - 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