The No. 4 spot on the draft board is still a premium draft selection, and the Patriots will have a crack at one of the top-four players in college football. It might make them less likely to trade the pick now out of fear of missing on a potential game-changer right out of the gates.

The New England Patriots ' 2024 season has come to a close. That means it’s mock draft season! We don’t know who will be coaching this team by the start of the 2025 season. But we do know that the Patriots currently hold the No. 4 overall pick of the NFL Draft (after slipping from No. 1 in the last week of the season).

They’ll have a chance to secure a franchise-altering draft haul if they lose to the Buffalo Bills in Week 18. If the season ended today, the Patriots would own the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft. A loss would help them secure the pick, but a win over the Bills on Sunday could ruin their draft position.

The New England Patriots fell in the 2025 NFL draft order on January 5 after beating the Buffalo Bills during Week 18.

The NFL's 18 teams that missed the playoffs can turn their attention to the draft. How might the top picks play out come April?

Sunday's win over the Buffalo Bills means the New England Patriots no longer own the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft. If the season ended today, they would now own the No. 4 overall pick in the draft,

The Buffalo Bills rounded out their 2024 schedule with a Week 18 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, 23-16.

The New England Patriots entered Sunday's Week 18 matchup against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium as underdogs, but they pulled off the 23-16 upset win. While the game looked more like a preseason game with both teams sitting key players for the final contest of the regular season,