The Patriots have extremely clear needs entering the 2025 NFL Draft.

NESN.com’s Keagan Stiefel has joined George Balekji and Travis Thomas on NESN’s “Foxboro Rush” podcast throughout the season to discuss them — because there’s no sense in waiting with this club.

New England has to address the offensive line, and we’ve discussed what that could mean by highlighting the top players available during the draft cycle. It’s also extremely likely the club will take a couple more cracks at upgrading its weapons, as well, whether that means wide receiver, tight end or even running back.

Do they need to address those positions in the first round, though?

Stiefel, Balekji and Thomas discussed some top pass-rush prospects on Wednesday, making cases for the likes of South Carolina’s Kyle Kennard, Penn State’s Abdul Carter and Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. to potentially be selected by New England.

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The Patriots have bigger needs, but when you have a game-changing defender available, it would be tough to pass up.

You can listen to the latest episode of “Foxboro Rush” on YouTube and Spotify.

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