The Patriots second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, TreVeyon Henderson, is predicted to be a major player for the offense in 2025.
Patriots Second-Round Pick Predicted To Have Major Role on Offense in 2025 originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
There aren’t many more teams looking to make amends this season for the lack of success in the last few seasons, like the New England Patriots. The post-Tom Brady era hasn’t been kind to the Patriots, and they’ve won just eight games in the last two seasons, and have failed to make the postseason since 2021. Their longest drought since the late 80s and early 90s.
If the Patriots want to improve, it starts on the offensive side of the ball. The defense struggled in 2024, but in true Patriots fashion, it always finds a way to play at a high level, and that’ll likely be the case in 2025. The offense, with Drake Maye at quarterback, a strengthened offensive line, new weapons, and Josh McDaniels calling the plays, is expected to improve in 2025, and rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson is predicted to play a major role in his rookie season.
Per Dan Parr of NFL.com, the Patriots’ second-round pick, Henderson, is vital to the team’s success in 2025. Henderson was one of the top running backs in college football over the last few years with the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Patriots will be hoping he can give their offense a boost. Parr believes he has the ability to do so.
“First-round pick Will Campbell and third-rounder Kyle Williams have cases to make for selection here, but I’m going with Henderson for the simple reason that I believe he provides the most juice to what was one of the league’s most moribund offenses last season,” Parr writes. “The Patriots have sorely lacked home run hitters, and now they have one in Henderson, who just averaged a whopping 7.1 yards per carry in Ohio State's national championship campaign.”
The Patriots' offense ranked 31st in total yards per game in 2024 and hasn’t even been a top-25 unit since 2021. That’s a long time without packing a punch, but Henderson, who was the fourth running back off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft, has the traits to give the offense a lift.
“Whether Henderson's picking up yards in bunches on the ground, making plays as a receiver or sticking his face in the fan as a pass protector, Drake Maye now has a weapon who can do it all out of the backfield,” Parr adds. “Rhamondre Stevenson might still open the season as the RB1, but his yards per carry have trended down in each of the past two years. The Pats need Henderson to avoid the injury bug that was his bugaboo in college because he could be their most dynamic piece on offense.”
A big improvement on offense isn’t an unrealistic expectation for the Patriots, and Henderson could play a central role in the offense being one of the more fun units in the NFL in 2025.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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