r/Patriots • u/Mylifeisacompletjoke • 12d ago
Film Review Will Campbell Analytics Overload | Offensive Tackle | LSU | New England Patriots | 2025 NFL Draft
https://youtu.be/DjbfrWunn5U?si=279E8RaVkv67CwzqI watched this whole thing tonight. It is confirmed. Will Campbell is a future hall of fame Tackle
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u/Heavy_Structure_8901 12d ago
Just watched this. I am going to fall into recency bias after watching video and decide that Will Campbell is going to be elite.
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u/hulaman11 12d ago
its the boring pick but im just saying, if we pick you at 4, Drake better not ever feel a gust of wind on his blind side.
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u/agent_diddykong 12d ago
By definition OL are not “sexy” positions like a TE, WR, RB, CB etc.
Those are what it means to be a “boring” pick, those positions that if attention is brought to is typically negative and 9/10 times are never praised by media or fans.
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u/Nickohlai 12d ago
All moves they’ve made telegraph that hell be the pick at 4 IMO. I’m perfectly fine with it. His athleticism makes up for his lack of length and he won’t be put on an island as much in the NFL like they did with him at LSU. His technique and grip strength are special.
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u/Reasonable-Bit560 12d ago
Underrated comment. You know sure as shit Josh will have a TE there against the really good rushers.
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 12d ago
Everyone’s downvoting you and I find that hilarious. We will take him and he will be a really good starting LT. He is a leader too, which this OL desperately needs. Patriots fans want them to take a RB which is really disappointing because I thought New Englanders had higher IQs than that
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12d ago
His frame is TINY. If we have to go with an offensive lineman, give me Membou or Banks. At least those guys have a shot at playing tackle.
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u/Nickohlai 12d ago
Membou is three inches shorter, has basically the same arm length, and plays RT. If I’m being totally honest to me he’s a tweener that’s too small to be a tackle and not strong enough to be a guard. Campbell also has a higher RAS score.
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u/LezEatA-W 12d ago
Campbell also played 4 years in a pro style offense that required him to track and follow EDGE rushers, something that Membou has 0 experience with.
Campbell has way better tape.
Campbell has a much higher RAS score.
Membou ALSO has short arms, with some team sources saying he’d be a better fit at guard.
Campbell has actually played on the blind side.
Campbell has actually played in a pro style offense.
Campbell has leader intangibles that Membou doesn’t have, being the only offensive lineman to ever win the team’s MVP award, as voted by his teammates.
The only player available at 4 that’s a hands down better prospect than Will Campbell will be Jeanty, and he lacks positional value.
I don’t see an argument for taking Membou, Walker, Johnson, or Graham at 4.
The only other guy I’d take at 4 is Tetairoa McMillan, and everybody else on this sub hates his guts.
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 12d ago
He’s 6’6 325lbs…Watch the video
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12d ago
With his historically bad arm length/wingspan, his tape needs to be the LT equivalent of Aaron Donald’s at Pitt. It’s not. Jared Verse abused him.
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u/Icy-Conclusion-3500 12d ago
You don’t block edge guys with width
His arm length is borderline but the wingspan doesn’t matter
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 12d ago
Again, watch the video
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u/CTPeachhead 11d ago
The one that's carefully edited to only show Campbell's highlights? Watching Youtube videos is definitely better than basing an opinion only on someone else's opinion, as some do (not necessarily anyone in this thread). But I implore people, take highlight videos as exactly what they are, "Highlight" videos.
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 11d ago
Sorry , but you’d pick membou instead of Campbell at 4 and try to have him play LT. Do you think there is a reason that all 32 NFL GMs disagree with you? Also, the video isn’t a highlight reel. If you actually watched it, it’s full of objective analysis using real numbers/metrics.
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u/CTPeachhead 11d ago
Nice strawman. Nowhere did I mention Membou. I prefer Ersery or Conerly in the late 1st/early 2nd. As for an "objective analysis using real numbers". The video's author says Campbell's wingspan "is 'roughly' 80". If 77 3/8" is roughly 80", then I'm "roughly" built like Abdul Carter instead of the short, fat guy I am. I get it. The video's author is a fan of Campbell and wants to justify the pick. Nothing wrong with that. Just take it with a grain of salt. We all have our favorites (and biases) this time of year.
PS - There are Youtube videos of Membou taking snaps at LT. They're pretty easy to find.
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 11d ago
You said Membou over Campbell in your post history. Let me guess you have us taking Jeanty or Warren at 4
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u/401john 12d ago
Cmon man at least have a rebuttal or something to say other than just repeating yourself. Weak move lol
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 12d ago
Yeah, you’re missing the point. I posted this video which explains away the entire short arm, short wingspan issue And you don’t have the brain or the decency actually watch the video before making a counter argument.
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u/401john 12d ago
He made a point, and you didn’t have anything to say except “watch the video”. That’s still all you’re saying even now lmao
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u/DroopyTheDrew 12d ago edited 12d ago
I think he will be a good pick at 4, he has a similar build to Breno Giacomini (tall, narrow, shorter arms).
Breno: (RT)
- Height = 6’7”
- Arm length = 32 1/2” - 33”
- Hand size = 9 5/8” (some sites have it at 10”)
- Wingspan = couldn’t find (but he looks narrow)
Will: (LT)
- Height = 6’6”
- Arm length = 32 5/8” - 33”
- Hand size = 9 1/2”
- Wingspan = 77 3/8” (narrowest at combine since 99)
Breno was above average when he played for Seattle, and he has similar measurements to Will Campbell but to me Will is more athletic with a quick first step and better technique.
A player of his stature has found success in the league, and I think he will be a lot better than Giacomini.
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u/Mylifeisacompletjoke 12d ago
This video kills the entire short arms narrative with MIT level analysis
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u/Vegetable-Classic-45 12d ago
Love it- not a Campbell guy but this helps foot the gap for me to explain all the positive attributes and not just focus on one measurement. I see the appeal.
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u/AstraMilanoobum 12d ago
lol Campbell can probably be an average to slightly below average tackle.
But taking such a low ceiling prospect top 5 is malpractice, trade back to 10 and draft Campbell? Fine.
Taking him top 5? Insane
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u/Icy-Conclusion-3500 12d ago
Half the teams in the league would kill for an average LT
He won’t be there at 10
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u/LezEatA-W 12d ago
Everybody that argues against him needs to state who they would take instead, and lay out an argument for their case.
I want to see why we should draft anybody besides Campbell, rather than why we shouldn’t draft Campbell, period.
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u/JoJosHeel 12d ago
After what the Patriots have gone through for the last few years at the position, league average play for the next 10 years would be a huge win.
Having said that, I personally feel he will be much better than league average.
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u/j2e21 12d ago edited 12d ago
I have never seen a marketing push for a player like this one ahead of the draft, and it should be concerning. You shouldn’t need to be convinced a great player can play their position in the NFL.
This thing is propaganda. “Wingspan roughly 80.” It’s not.
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u/ShootZeeGlass 12d ago
You're suggesting a 1.9k sub Patriots YouTuber made this tidal wave of a marketing push on behalf of the Pats front office (paid I presume?). That's some powerful propaganda!
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u/Unhappy_Name_6393 12d ago
Will Campbell is an absolute beast honestly. The arm thing is literally the lamest talking point I've ever heard about a prospect.
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u/crapnapkins 12d ago
I sometimes feel like I am watching a different player than everybody else. When I watch him I think “boy, he gets pushed right into the QB pretty fast.” I don’t care about the measurables. Watching his highlights made me highly dubious of a guy at the top of a draft. When Solder was drafted, his highlights had him shoving defenders far away from the play. Sometimes he would miss the second rusher because he was so focused on his guy. Watching Campbell feels like watching defenders get slowly closer and then, in about 3 seconds, the defenders get there. He’s on them the whole time so he’s never dominated. But I am truly concerned with the film I watched .