The 2025 Patriots’ squad revamp, led by Mike Vrabel, is well underway. Free agency, the draft, and undrafted free agency are in the books. While a strategic trade or two is possible (and indeed may be advisable), most of the 2025 roster is now in place.

One major area of concern Vrabel addressed was the offensive line. While one free agent addition with a checkered injury history, Wes Schweitzer, is unfortunately already on the way out, other free agents like Morgan Moses and Garrett Bradbury are poised to start. In addition, Vrabel added three offensive linemen in the draft.

In the third round, he drafted the best center in the draft, Georgia’s Jared Wilson, who can also slot in at guard. In the seventh, he added an offensive left tackle, Missouri’s Marcus Bryant. Yet, the star incoming offensive lineman was the man the Patriots invested the fourth overall pick in the NFL draft on, LSU’s super left tackle, Will Campbell.

Will Campbell is taking advantage of working against some great defensive talent at practice

The left tackle spoke to reporters after minicamp practice earlier this week and shared hisoutspoken appreciation for the quality and openness of the Patriots’ very talented defensive line, who have been a massive help to him so far. Super Bowl hero Milton Williams, Harold Landry III, K’Lavon Chaisson, Christian Barmore, and Keion White have made quite an impression on the rookie.

“’It’s been great. Not only Keion but KC, Harold, Milton, Christian – those are all guys who have played a lot of ball in the NFL. So, for me to be able to get that exposure in OTAs, it’s pretty good. They’ve been great teammates – showing me some stuff of what they’re looking for and things like that. It’s been pretty cool.’”

Campbell appreciates practicing against such talented D-linemen, but they’ve also taken time off the field to counsel him.

“’They’ve been really good to me in the locker room after practice, giving me bits and pieces of what they’re looking for and things like that, that put me in a bind. It’s been really cool. They’ve been great teammates. It’s been awesome.’”

Patriots’ comaraderie is a key aspect of Mike Vrabel’s culture-building

There can be no doubt that Mike Vrabel’s guiding hand is evident in the team-building and information sharing on the field, in the locker room, and elsewhere. Who better than some of the NFL’s best defensive linemen and edge players can a rookie offensive tackle with no NFL experience learn?

And that’s an apt description of the Patriots’ defensive line. Christian Barmore in 2023, before his health concerns, emerged as a Reggie White-like interior destructive force with 8.5 sacks, and the sky is the limit going forward. And Keion White, when deployed correctly in a gap, is a Barmore clone as a pocket-collapsing force.

Additionally, Harold Landry III has been a top NFL edge and sack artist for six years. And free agent signing, D-tackle Milton Williams, the Patriots’ highest-paid player and a hero of the 2025 Super Bowl, needs little introduction. Williams is one of the NFL’s best interior defensive linemen and, along with Barmore, White, and maybe rookie Joshua Farmer, could comprise a modern-day version of the Rams’ legendary “Fearsome Foursome” of decades ago.

All this talent on both lines bodes well for the Patriots in 2025 and beyond. The defensive line is poised to wreak havoc on NFL offenses right now. And the highly-touted and mega-talented Campbell is astute enough to learn from their experience.

Campbell has shown his maturity by not only seeking counsel from his offensive linemate, Morgan Moses, but also from his defensive teammates, whose job it is to defeat his counterparts elsewhere. All of this equates to teamwork in the cause of winning. And that’s what this Patriots’ team is all about.