NFL Draft 2025: Day 3 live updates

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Well, the dream of Jack Sawyer to New England is dead.

An overachiever with a knack for making the big play — he had the clinching touchdown in the national title game — the 6-foot-4-inch, 260-pound Jack Sawyer was a team captain and the Cotton Bowl MVP. Really nice pickup for the Steelers.

(I get the Steelers’ decision to pass on Sanders. What I don’t understand is their stubborn insistence on not taking a QB. Any QB. Their best option now is Rodgers, a guy the Jets paid to go away. Not sure what’s up with that.) — Christopher Price

By Conor Roche

The Patriots continued to find help for Drake Maye in Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, selecting three more players on offense in Rounds 2 and 3.

New England took Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson with its second-round pick before adding Washington State wide receiver Kyle Williams and Georgia center Jared Wilson in the third round on Friday. Those moves were widely praised by draft experts, with ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah each listing the Patriots as a top winner through the first two days of the draft.

“I really liked what the New England Patriots did,” Kiper said on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt.

“You have a franchise quarterback in Drake Maye. What do you do? You try to help him out, try to get him to that level as quick as you can. … You’ve got a Rhamondre Stevenson, now you get TreVeyon Henderson, who’s a touchdown waiting to happen. He catches the ball exceptionally out of the backfield. He’ll be an outstanding blocker as well.

“Then, you go get a Kyle Williams, a dynamic, playmaking receiver who was excellent at Washington State. Cam Ward left [Washington State] and [Williams] had more production. Then, you go to Jared Wilson. He became a really good player and an outstanding athlete. He ran in the 4.8 [range] at 305 pounds, but he needs more work and experience. The talent is in abundance.”

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The Eagles are getting dog in Ty Robinson — and perhaps a camel, too.

To be fair, the camel doesn’t actually belong to Robinson, but his neighbor’s pet frequently wanders around Robinson’s large Arizona backyard.

As a senior prank, Robinson took Humphrey, as the camel is known, to his high school and walked the 2,500-pound animal around campus. — Emma Healy

The Patriots finally turned to defense, taking Cal safety Craig Woodson in the fourth round (106th overall). Woodson spent six years in college, all at Cal, making him a bit of an older prospect at 24. The Patriots prioritized speed and character on offense, but Woodson also fits that bill. At the scouting combine, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds — tied for the fifth-fastest time among all participating safeties. Woodson will join a safety room with Kyle Dugger, Jabrill Peppers, Marte Mapu, and Dell Pettus. He should be in the mix for playing time. — Nicole Yang

Safety is a sneaky area of need for the Patriots, as they have to get a little younger there. Interesting to see how Woodson is going to fit early, but he figures to be a good developmental piece moving forward.

Eliot Wolf also hinted they were going to go a little heavier on defense today. Little surprised they didn’t get Ohio State DE Jack Sawyer, but he also said they have some flexibility with those three fifth-rounders. — Christopher Price

The 5-foot-9½, 219-pound Skattebo put an exclamation point on a memorable season at Arizona State with a wild performance in the Peach Bowl that featured 143 rushing yards, 99 receiving yards and a touchdown pass in an overtime loss to Texas. A great Day 3 add for the Giants. — Christopher Price

Tennessee is on the clock first to open the fourth round.

Teams have five minutes to submit picks in the fourth through the sixth rounds and four minutes to make a pick in the seventh.

New England has one pick in the fourth, No. 106.

By Christopher Price

My two cents on the current dilemma teams are facing with Shedeur Sanders as Day 3 of the draft gets underway:

I can’t necessarily speak to his failure to connect with a team at the top of the draft, but as we continue here, I know that teams are now in the market for a backup. And in NFL cultures, teams want a low-maintenance No. 2 quarterback, not someone who is going to be a sideshow. A guy who will be seen and not heard. We saw it here in New England more than a decade or so ago with Tim Tebow. Tebow — through no fault of his own — was a sideshow that bordered on distracting. Moving forward with Sanders, I know each team is different. But I don’t know if some teams are equipped with the necessary infrastructure to handle a situation where your backup quarterback is going to have that level of celebrity.

Again, just my thoughts.

By Emma Healy

The Bears leaned on a Boston College connection by selecting BC offensive lineman Ozzy Trapilo 56th overall on Friday.

When Bears GM Ryan Poles, also an alumnus of BC, called Trapilo to inform the Norwell native that he had been selected, Poles revealed that his father and Trapilo’s father had been on the same roster at BC.

“Pretty cool, isn’t it?” Poles said to Trapilo, via a video from the Bears.

Poles’s father, Robert, was a three-year starter at left guard for BC from 1979-82. He overlapped for one season with Steve Trapilo, who played at BC from 1982-86 before being drafted by the Saints in the fourth round in 1987. Trapilo died of a heart attack at age 39 in 2004, when Ozzy was 2 years old.

By Christopher Price

Keeping in mind that Eliot Wolf seemed to hint at the fact that the draft was deep at running back, here are six Day 3 players who would project as fits in Foxborough, regardless of some of the perceived areas of need.

Running back Cam Skattebo: The 5-foot-9½, 219-pound tank put an exclamation point on a memorable season at Arizona State with a wild performance in the Peach Bowl that featured 143 rushing yards, 99 receiving yards and a touchdown pass in an overtime loss to Texas. He’d have to work his way into an offensive role, but he’d make an immediate impact as a special teamer.

Running back Kyle Monangai: Monangai had 3,222 rushing yards in four-plus years at Rutgers. The 5-foot-8-inch, 211-pounder has a stoutness and low center of gravity which might allow him to do some unique things in Josh McDaniels’s offense.

Running back Dylan Sampson: This 5-foot-8-inch, 200-pounder out of Tennessee showed great production last season, leading the SEC in rushing yards per game (114.7) and rushing touchdowns (22). New England added a running back in the second round in TreVeyon Henderson, but picking up someone like Sampson on Day 3 would be a great value add.

Wide receiver Elic Ayomanor: A big body (6-foot-2, 206 pounds) who flew under the radar this past season at Stanford, Ayomanor has the size and ball skills that make him an intriguing candidate for a team looking to build depth at receiver. Ayomanor, who prepped at Deerfield Academy, led the Cardinal last year with 63 catches and 831 receiving yards. He was second-team All-ACC for his efforts.

Edge Jack Sawyer: If Vrabel is looking to add more ex-Buckeyes, Sawyer is an ideal fit. An overachiever with a knack for making the big play — he had the clinching touchdown in the national title game — the 6-foot-4-inch, 260-pounder was a team captain and the Cotton Bowl MVP. It would be a surprise if he lasted past the fourth round on Saturday.

Linebacker Danny Stutsman: A 6-foot-3-inch, 233-pounder out of Oklahoma, Stutsman is a strong sideline-to-sideline presence who led his team with 112 tackles last season, including eight tackles for loss. He was a first-team All-SEC honoree who could provide depth on the inside for New England and special teams value.

The best of the rest in terms of potential fit in Foxborough.

Offense

Wide receivers: Jalen Royals (Utah State), Jaylin Lane (Virginia Tech), Tory Horton (Colorado State), Isaiah Bond (Texas).

Tight ends: Gunnar Helm (Texas), Mitchell Evans (Notre Dame), Jackson Hawes (Georgia Tech), CJ Dippre (Alabama), Thomas Fiddone II (Nebraska)

Offensive line: RT Cameron Williams (Texas), OT Chase Lundt (Connecticut), OT Logan Brown (Kansas), C Drew Kendall (Boston College), RG/LT Miles Frazier (LSU)

Defense

Linebackers: Chris Paul Jr. (Ole Miss), Cody Simon (Ohio State).

Defensive line: Bradyn Swinson (LSU), Ty Robinson (Nebraska)

Defensive backs: S Billy Bowman Jr. (Oklahoma), S Lathan Ransom (Ohio State), S Malachi Moore (Alabama), CB Denzel Burke (Ohio State), CB Quincy Riley (Louisville).

Will the New England Patriots make the grade in the 2025 NFL Draft?

Our writers are weighing in on the Patriots’ draft picks as they come off the board.

Read on to find out what they think.

The Patriots have six picks on the final day of the draft.

• Fourth round (No. 106 overall)

• Fifth round (No. 144 overall)

• Fifth round (No. 146 overall — from Carolina)

• Fifth round (No. 171 overall — from Dallas)

• Seventh round (No. 220 overall)

• Seventh round (No. 238 overall)

Emma can be reached at emma.healy@globe.com or on X @_EmmaHealy_. Amin Touri can be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.