The No. 4 spot on the draft board is still a premium draft selection, and the Patriots will have a crack at one of the top-four players in college football. It might make them less likely to trade the pick now out of fear of missing on a potential game-changer right out of the gates.

In a recent mock draft for The Big Lead, Joe Lago has the Patriots selecting LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell in the first round after the Tennessee Titans select Cam Ward, the Cleveland Browns take Travis Hunter and the New York Giants draft Sheuder Sanders.

The New England Patriots ' 2024 season has come to a close. That means it’s mock draft season! We don’t know who will be coaching this team by the start of the 2025 season. But we do know that the Patriots currently hold the No. 4 overall pick of the NFL Draft (after slipping from No. 1 in the last week of the season).