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FOXBORO \u2014 If Will Campbell gets his wish, he\u2019ll be playing left tackle for the Patriots for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n
The rookie offensive lineman recently said he doesn\u2019t want to play for anyone other than Mike Vrabel.<\/p>\n
Patriots fans will be happy to keep Campbell around. The team found a fan favorite when they selected Campbell fourth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. Campbell recently showed off his personality when he chugged a beer shirtless at a Celtics home game.<\/p>\n
Campbell has also been a nice find on the field. The rookie ranks 21st out of 76 qualified tackles with a 76.1 pass-blocking grade, per PFF. He\u2019s 29th with a 72.6 overall grade.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re a young player, thrown in there to play as many snaps as he had, that\u2019s a tough position,\u201d Vrabel said Friday. \u201cI think he just continues to learn, see things, and learning tricks of the trade and maybe some things that he was able to get by with in college that he had to learn. And I think he does learn. Just continues to become more comfortable in his play and how he carries himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
The LSU product allowed five sacks in the first nine weeks. He hasn\u2019t allowed any sacks in four games since Week 10. That included his return to the field Sunday against the Jets after spending four games on injured reserve with a knee injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that was great to have Will back. And it\u2019s a tribute to the young man, worked his butt off to be ready, to come off of an injury and get himself back and ready to go in playing shape,\u201d offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said Thursday. \u201cDidn\u2019t see really any ill effects or anything like that. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s some little things technically and all that. But thought he played hard. I thought he played with good fundamentals and techniques, and thought he battled. Glad he got to be able to play a game before the postseason starts, just so this isn\u2019t his first game back.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Patriots needed Campbell to be a starting-caliber left tackle right away to help right their offensive line. He\u2019s helped in a big way.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s offensive line ranked last in PFF\u2019s pass-blocking efficiency metric last season. The unit ranked tied for sixth this regular season.<\/p>\n
Learn more about Campbell on and off the field in the latest installment of our New Patriots Q&A series.<\/p>\n
I just remember I used to play running back back in the day. Started playing football when I was 4 years old.<\/p>\n Nah, I\u2019m fine where I\u2019m at now.<\/p>\n I had a really good high school experience, in general. Played with all my childhood best friends. That was super fun and something I\u2019ll always remember.<\/p>\n Probably making my first start as a freshman. Kind of just a surreal experience. I grew up always wanting to play at LSU, watching LSU, so to be able to start there and play early was pretty cool.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re from there, you understand it, but if not, it\u2019s just a special place. Kids in Louisiana look up to those players more than anything in the world. It\u2019s just a tremendous honor to be able to get a scholarship from there, especially as a kid from the state.<\/p>\n Farming like my dad.<\/p>\n I\u2019d say LSU, probably Tyrann Mathieu or Patrick Peterson. The first jersey I ever had was a Jonathan Vilma Saints jersey.<\/p>\n Lone Survivor.<\/p>\n I kind of like all music. I\u2019m cultured in all genres.<\/p>\n A couple people. We got a good group. We got some rookie O-linemen I\u2019m close with, Drake (Maye), Hunter (Henry), Garrett (Bradbury). We got a good group. A bunch of people.<\/p>\n Christian Barmore. I\u2019d say Barmore, for sure.<\/p>\n Football. I haven\u2019t had a whole lot of time to get out there and experience the region, but being around and up here, I\u2019ve really enjoyed being part of this city, the sports town, I\u2019m blessed.<\/p>\n Nah, I can\u2019t sing or anything like that.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learn more about Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell on and off the field in our New Patriots Q&A series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[295,77,1046,531,1166,74,370,227,2052,225,1045,2051,226,2053,2055,2054,532],"class_list":["post-41412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-drake-maye","tag-eliot-wolf","tag-mike-vrabel","tag-new-england","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl-draft","tag-nfl-news","tag-nfl-patriots","tag-patriots","tag-patriots-2025","tag-patriots-game","tag-patriots-news","tag-patriots-schedule","tag-patriots-stats","tag-pats","tag-robert-kraft"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26005027666551.jpeg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1\")
Miss those days in the backfield?<\/h4>\n
What was your top high school football memory?<\/h4>\n
What was your top college football memory?<\/h4>\n
What made LSU special for you?<\/h4>\n
What do you think you would be doing if you weren\u2019t a football player?<\/h4>\n
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?<\/h4>\n
Do you have a favorite movie?<\/h4>\n
Do you have a favorite musical artist?<\/h4>\n
Who have you been closest with on the team so far?<\/h4>\n
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Who\u2019s the funniest player on the team?<\/h4>\n
What do you like most about the New England region so far?<\/h4>\n
Do you have a hidden talent?<\/h4>\n
Is there a topic you know more about than anyone else in the locker room?<\/h4>\n