FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The 2025 NFL draft is underway (ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The New England Patriots selected Will Campbell from LSU with their first-round pick.

The New England Patriots already have a long snapper. It’s Joe Cardona. You know, the two-time Super Bowl champ, team captain and officer in the United States Naval Reserve? So it was a little bit of a head-scratcher to see New England use a seventh-round pick to take Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby.

The New England Patriots started the 2025 NFL Draft by taking LSU left tackle Will Campbell with the fourth overall pick Thursday night, and went offense again with their three picks on Friday. The Patriots began their run on defense on Saturday,