The Patriots have a matchup with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but the most important games relating to their future will actually take place earlier in the weekend.
New England’s focus should be on the 2025 NFL Draft, and four upcoming matchups will feature a litany of prospects worth keeping an eye on.
Notre Dame, Indiana, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas, Clemson, SMU and Penn State all have studs up and down the roster, though some of those clubs are doing heavier lifting than others. We’ve made it a goal to familiarize you with those players, and we’ll continue to do that ahead of an extremely exciting weekend in college football.
The Patriots typically don’t employ gap-shooting, athletic, disruptive interior defensive players, but they should probably start.
New England has always been system over talent but with a lack of both currently in place, it might be helpful to add a disruptive player along the interior. Mills is extremely athletic for his size, and can hold up as a two-gap player should he need to when playing between a guard and tackle. I’m a fan, and you should be, too.
