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2025 NFL Draft: Is it a bad year to have the No. 1 overall pick? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Timing is everything in life, and for the New England Patriots, they could end up owning the No. 1 pick in an NFL Draft that is considered weaker than recent years.
The Patriots are one of seven teams tied at the bottom of the standings with a 2-7 record, but because they have the worst strength of schedule of those teams, they sit in the No. 1 pick spot entering Sunday’s Week 10 game against the Chicago Bears.
There’s always plenty of hype going into every NFL Draft, regardless of whether the class is viewed as super strong or fairly weak. Unfortunately for the Patriots, the 2025 class is not considered to be elite, and the lack of high-end quarterback prospects is a major reason why.
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There’s no can’t-miss QB prospect such as Andrew Luck, Trevor Lawrence or Caleb Williams in college football right now. There’s still a good chunk of the season left, so it wouldn’t be shocking if a couple quarterbacks take a huge leap up the rankings, but right now there’s not a consensus No. 1 pick.
Even last year, it was obvious that quarterbacks would be selected with the first three picks, and that’s what ended up happening when Caleb Williams (No. 1 to Bears), Jayden Daniels (No. 2 to Commanders) and Drake Maye (No. 3 to Patriots) were the first three players off the board. There’s no guarantee that a similar scenario will unfold in 2025.
With that said, is it a bad year to have the No. 1 pick?
The Athletic’s draft guru, Dane Brugler, joined Phil Perry on a new episode of NBC Sports Boston’s Next Pats Podcast to discuss that topic and much more.
“It’s never a bad thing to have the No. 1 overall pick in a draft because there’s always gonna be good players to choose from,” Brugler said. “But relatively speaking, I think you could say that.
“Because we…
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Publish date : 2024-11-08 00:58:34
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