The New England Patriots’ offensive line struggled tremendously last season, consistently ranking as the worst unit in the league by PFF week by week. The front office addressed center and right tackle, two of their four biggest question marks on the O-line, adding Garrett Bradbury and Morgan Moses. The one position they didn’t address happened to be the most important position on the offensive line: left tackle.
The Patriots hope to fix their left tackle woes and provide Drake Maye with a reliable blindside protector by selecting Will Campbell fourth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Will Campbell had a great career with LSU
Will Campbell committed to the LSU Tigers as a four-star recruit for the 2022 season. Campbell had a great career with LSU, taking over as the starting blindside protector during his true freshman year, protecting the likes of Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier, and developing into one of the league’s top blockers. His many accolades include a First-Team Freshman All-American and a Second-Team All-SEC in 2022, a First-Team All-SEC in 2023, and a First-Team All-SEC and All-American in 2024.
Campbell had a great junior season. He gave up 18 pressures, 11 hurries, five quarterback hits, and two sacks allowed in 12 games. He also posted an impressive 80.6 pass-blocking, a 69.7 run-blocking, and a 72.2 overall PFF grade.
Will Campbell’s combine measurements
- Height: 6-foot-6
- Weight: 319 pounds
- Arm Length: 32 5/8″
- Hand Size: 9 1/2″
- RAS: 9.91
Here’s Lance Zierlein’s scouting report
“Athletic left tackle prospect who’s durable and battle-tested but has elements of high risk, high reward in his game. Campbell is a thumping run blocker who can clear out B-gaps with forceful down blocks and displace base blocks with his “strike and run” technique.
“He struggles to win laterally, though. He will lunge and miss against stunts and movement. Campbell operates with good athleticism and agility in pass protection but is way too leaky against inside moves. He has a jarring, heavy punch and can latch in to control the rep.
“However, he has short arms and when he’s beaten to first action, the footwork and technique go out the window, forcing him to scramble and survive to save the pocket. His play is determined, spirited and aggressive, which works in his favor, but Campbell must learn to vary his pass-set technique and operate with optimal hand timing in order to thrive at tackle instead of being moved to guard.”
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