The Patriots have taken the No. 1 pick within the 2025 NFL Draft

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After Sunday's loss to the Dolphins, the Patriots at the moment are leading the race for the No. 1 spot within the 2025 NFL Draft. in accordance with Tankathon.

New England, which has lost 4 straight after beating Cincinnati in its season opener, joins five other teams (Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Cleveland, LA Rams and Carolina) with a 1-4 record.

However, that’s Patriots had the weakest schedule amongst these teams and are due to this fact at the highest of the tankathon standings.

New England has two of the teams it’s currently tied with still on the schedule. They will face the Jaguars in London on October twentieth and host the Rams at Gillette Stadium on November seventeenth.

They also play the Titans, who’re currently the one 1-3 team within the NFL, on November third.

If the Patriots receive a top-five pick this 12 months, it should be the primary time the franchise has had back-to-back top-five picks since 1994. New England took quarterback Drew Bledsoe No. 1 overall in 1993 and linebacker Willie McGinest No. 4 overall in 1994.

New England also had consecutive top-five picks in 1970 and 1971, defensive tackle Phil Olsen and quarterback Jim Plunkett.

The Patriots began 1-5 last season but finished 4-13 and landed at No. 3 overall, which they used to pick out quarterback Drake Maye.

Maye was the Patriots' first top-10 selection for the reason that Patriots drafted linebacker Jerod Mayo at No. 10 overall in 2008. Mayo is now the team's head coach.

The Patriots' four-game losing streak is the longest within the NFL this season.



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