With Vrabel at the helm, the Patriots are looking to rebuild their roster and reestablish their identity after a disappointing few seasons. The upcoming 2025 NFL draft will be a critical component of this process, giving Vrabel and the revamped front office a chance to inject fresh talent into a team in desperate need of reinforcements.

One of the top NFL Draft experts has the Patriots addressing two of their top needs in his most recent mock draft projection.

Which players should the Patriots consider in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft? Here's a roundup of predictions from recent expert mock drafts.

One could surmise that Rees no longer being available only strengthens the possibility of Josh McDaniels returning as the Patriots offensive coordinator. McDaniels is a legendary offensive play-caller with years of experience calling plays in some of the biggest games in NFL history.

Mike Vrabel admitted Tuesday that Josh McDaniels is on a "long list" of potential offensive coordinator candidates for the Patriots.

If Mike Vrabel’s first priority as New England Patriots head coach is finding an offensive coordinator, choosing a defensive coordinator might be a close second. After all, the Patriots were a bottom-10 defensive team in several metrics last season and allowed 30 or more points in six games under first-year defensive coordinator DeMarcus

The New England Patriots hired former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel on Sunday but the news didn't exactly shock the rest of the NFL, according

In January 2020, the Mike Vrabel-led Tennessee Titans ended Tom Brady's time in New England by upsetting the Patriots in the wild-card round, 20-13. Five years later, Vrabel was introduced as the 16th head coach of the Patriots.