NFL Scouting Combine Tracker: Patriots Met With These Players
The New England Patriots’ first-round pick is at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week.
Who might that be? Well, that will be determined in April. But Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and company surely will reflect on their meetings and interviews this week ahead of making their selection.
Vrabel told reporters he spoke with many of the top defensive linemen and linebackers Monday. Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter even detailed his conversation with Vrabel when he spoke to reporters at Lucas Oil Stadium.
But who else have the Patriots met with? We’ve compiled the latest reports from Indianapolis and will keep it updated throughout the scouting combine.
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Check out the latest here:
Saturday, March 1
10:03 a.m. ET: Not an actual meeting, but LSU offensive lineman Will Campbell said he does “anticipate” meeting with the Patriots, per The Boston Globe’s Christoper Price.
9:56 a.m. ET: Purdue offensive tackle Marcus Mbow said he had a formal meeting with New England, per Devin Jackson of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
8:53 a.m. ET: Boston College offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo didn’t confirm he met with the Patriots, but he did say he’s “met with a lot of teams,” per Price.
8:34 a.m. ET: Ohio State offensive lineman Josh Simmons confirmed he met with the Patriots as he works his way back from a knee injury, per Price.
Friday, Feb. 28
9:53 p.m. ET: William & Mary offensive tackle Charles Grant had a formal meeting with the Patriots, per Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network.
3:01 p.m. ET: Ole Miss wide receiver Tre Harris had a formal meeting with the Patriots, per Fowler.
11:44 a.m. ET: UNC running back Omarion Hampton and UCF running back RJ Harvey both met with New England, per 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Alex Barth.
10:50 a.m. ET: Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai revealed he met with the Patriots, per 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Alex Barth. Monangai also revealed he’s spoken to Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty while at college.
10:27 a.m. ET: UCF running back RJ Harvey met with the Patriots, per Barth.
9:52 a.m. ET: Washington State wide receiver Kyle Williams met with the Patriots, per Barth.
9:50 a.m. ET: Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel also met with the Patriots, per Barth.
9:41 a.m. ET: Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan had a “good meeting” with New England, per Barth.
9:31 a.m. ET: Miami wide receiver Xavier Restrepo said he “started creating a bond” in meeting with the Patriots — which included wide receiver coach Todd Downing and special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, per Barth.
9:19 a.m. ET: UNLV wide receiver Ricky White said he had an informal meeting with the Patriots, per Barth.
8:50 a.m. ET: Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant revealed he had two “smooth” meetings with New England, per Barth. The Patriots are his mother’s favorite team, and happen to roster his former 7-on-7 teammate DeMario Douglas.
8:43 a.m. ET: Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden revealed he met with the Patriots, according to Barth.
“I took a lot of coaching from them,” Golden said. “They coached me hard. I like to be coached hard.”
Thursday, Feb. 27
11:53 a.m. ET: Western Michigan cornerback Bilhal Kone told reporters he’s met with the Patriots twice, per Barth.
11:25 a.m. ET: UCF cornerback Mac McWilliams told reporters he met with the Patriots, per Barth.
11:14 a.m. ET: Travis Hunter did not detail which teams he’s met with while speaking to reporters, though Mike Vrabel spilled the beans in an interview that he had met with New England.
10:37 a.m. ET: Alabama tight end Robbie Ouzts told reporters he had an informal meeting with the Patriots, per Barth.
10:35 a.m. ET: The Patriots held a formal interview with LSU tight end Mason Taylor at the NFL scouting combine, according to Patriots reporter Evan Lazar.
10:27 a.m. ET: Pittsburgh tight end Gavin Bartholomew told reporters he had an informal meeting with the Patriots, per Barth.
10:16 a.m. ET: North Carolina tight end Bryson Nesbit, a former teammate of Drake Maye, told reporters he had an informal meeting with the Patriots, per Barth.
9:12 a.m. ET: Virginia safety Jonas Sanker told reporters he met with the Patriots at the Senior Bowl and spoke with them as the scouting combine, per Barth.
Wednesday, Feb. 26
6:52 p.m. ET: The Patriots also took time at the combine to meet with Pittsburgh kicker Ben Sauls and Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman, per Barth.
10:12 a.m. ET: Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham, one of the top prospects in the entire class and a candidate for No. 4, met with the Patriots, per MassLive’s Mark Daniels.
9:50 a.m. ET: Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell told reporters he met with the Patriots, per Barth. Campbell called the meeting “cool” and “intense.”
9:15 a.m. ET: Minnesota linebacker Cody Lindenberg told reporters he met with the Patriots at the Senior Bowl, per Barth.
9 a.m. ET: Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton told reporters he met with the Patriots, per Barth. Scourton referred to it as a “great experience.”
8:31 a.m. ET: Minnesota outside linebacker Jah Joyner told reporters he met with the Patriots, per Barth.
8:21 a.m. ET: Marshall outside linebacker Mike Green told reporters he met with the Patriots at the Senior Bowl, per Barth.
8:05 a.m. ET: One of the few elite prospects in the draft, Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, told reporters he’s met with the Patriots, per Barth.