One of the biggest surprises from the New England Patriots 2023 draft over the past weekend was the team not adding an offensive tackle. After a poor showing from the position in 2022, tackle was viewed as one of the team’s biggest needs. But, 12 picks came and went without New England adding one to their roster.
Despite both Bill Belichick and Matt Groh hyping up their free agent additions and depth at the position - which was headlined by signing Riley Reiff and Calvin Anderson - it still seemed like a head scratching decision to not address the position in the draft.