Patriots Select OT Will Campbell With 4th Pick in 2025 NFL Draft

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00:00And the pick is now officially in.

00:08As we expected, Will Campbell is that fourth overall selection,

00:13the offensive lineman out of LSU.

00:16Joe, he had a sensational career in the SEC,

00:19guarding that left side of the Bayou Bengals offensive line.

00:22He will be tasked with doing something similar now under Mike Rabel and

00:27protecting the most valuable asset in New England.

00:29That is Drake May.

00:31Do you like the pick the Patriots made at fourth overall?

00:33Yeah, solid.

00:34They want to obviously, you know, pass the football with Drake May,

00:36open things up.

00:37And Will Campbell has great technique showcased out throughout his career in

00:41terms of LSU, protecting Garrett Nussmeier,

00:44protecting quarterbacks like Jaden Daniels as well.

00:46And I'll just say this, it's very strong, 228 pounds in terms of the 25 bench

00:52press, second strongest player in terms of the offensive line at the draft.

00:56He's a game changer.

00:57I know that arm length is potentially an issue,

01:00but in terms of technique from pass blocking,

01:03he is the best one in this draft.

01:05In run blocking, a little bit of a concern, but they can work on that.

01:09He can add, he's 319.

01:11They could add another 15, 20 pounds.

01:13Again, he could bulk up.

01:14I love his size, and I think he's going to be an all pro on the next level.

01:18Will Campbell gained a lot of steam here.

01:20There were some reports that even if, and it didn't happen,

01:24Carter was available at four,

01:25they were still going to go with an offensive lineman here at this slot,

01:28trying to beef up and protect Drake May.