#Patriots OTAs recap: Drake Maye 4 INTs in competitive 11-on-11s.

🏈Maye 11/17, 4 INTs w/ at least 2 sacks (K. White, M. Jones)
🏈Maye had 4 INTs in 6 plays, then went 7/8 feat. deep ball to Baker vs. Christian Gonzalez
🏈INTs: Gonzalez 2, Woodson, Pettus
🏈No Stevenson, Diggs. pic.twitter.com/5fyh9l8wK4

— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) May 20, 2025

The New England Patriots opened the doors to media members on Tuesday for their second day of organized team activities.

It was a light day of competitive work for the Patriots with the players in helmets and shorts. While every practice is important, it’s also important not to go overboard with the headlines coming out of the session. The players aren’t in full pads, and these are early practices coming off the offseason break.

There has been a slew of changes for the Patriots with the roster and coaching staff. The team looks further ahead on the defensive side of the ball, and it’s going to take them some time to catch up offensively. But they clearly have more playmakers than they did last season on both sides of the ball.

Here are six takeaways from their second OTA practice:

Drake Maye’s four turnovers not ideal

We aren’t going to press the panic button at the first OTA practice open to media members, but at the same time, Maye threw four interceptions in competitive 11-on-11s. Sure, the team was only practicing in helmets and shorts, but that’s still an alarming number of turnovers.

With that said, the offense has several moving parts, and they are still all working to get in sync with one another. These are the kinds of practices that should favor the defense early on. It also wasn’t all bad news considering Maye started to settle down later in the practice.

Limiting turnovers is a key ingredient for a good offense, and that all starts with the player who touches the ball on every snap. The players who picked off Maye for interceptions were Christian Gonzalez, Craig Woodson and Dell Pettus.

Christian Gonzalez is on another level

It’s scary to think that we still haven’t seen the peak version of Patriots All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who only has one full season under his belt. He picked off Maye two times at practice and blanketed receivers in coverage.

It’s clear that Gonzalez is one of the best cornerbacks in the league. Pairing him with a talented veteran defensive back, like Carlton Davis III, is going to cause problems for opposing offenses. Maye and the Patriots offense learned that the hard way on Tuesday.

The good news for the Patriots offense is the fact that it won’t get much tougher than what they’ll see every day at practice. Maye should use facing Gonzalez as a chance to improve and take his game to the next level.

Efton Chism III could be the dark horse of the WR competition

In my recent 53-man roster projection, I had undrafted rookie wide receiver Efton Chism III making the roster. The Patriots offering Chism a three-year deal with $234,000 in base salary is a great indicator of how much they like him. It’s also an indicator that they likely had outside competition to sign him.

He showed why he might end up being the dark horse in the Patriots’ wide receivers competition on Tuesday. His footwork and shiftiness in routes make him hard to stick with for defenders. That ability to separate stands out for an offense that had few receivers capable of doing so last season.

Undrafted free-agent WR Efton Chism III (Eastern Washington) has a combination of quickness and sudden change of direction that could fit well based on what we have previously seen from Josh McDaniels’ offense in the slot. pic.twitter.com/y1m2PFCNOD

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) May 20, 2025

Chism broke multiple Cooper Kupp records in college, including the All-Pro wideout’s single-season receptions record (120) at Eastern Washington and most consecutive games with a reception (53). That’s good company to keep for a young player with as much potential as Chism.

Morgan Moses taking Will Campbell under his wing

Patriots veteran offensive tackle Morgan Moses could be seen coaching rookie left tackle Will Campbell up at practice. The two were also seen on the field working together at the end of practice.

Campbell has a bright future in the NFL, but he’s still a rookie adjusting to the speed of the game at the next level. That takes time for any player to acclimate to on the football field. However, it does help to have a veteran presence in the locker room, like Moses, willing to take a young player under his wing and show him the ropes.

It shows that Moses can be more than just an upgrade at right tackle. He can help lead a Patriots offensive line unit that struggled last season. It’s also a unit with multiple rookies this year.

Rookie K Andres Borregales’ perfect day

Rookie kicker Andres Borregales went a perfect 4-of-4 kicking field goals in the team portion of Tuesday’s practice. Meanwhile, Parker Romo, the only other kicker on the roster, went 2-of-4 kicking.

The Patriots haven’t had a franchise kicker since Stephen Gostkowski, and they have high hopes that Borregales is a player who can finally fill that role.

Rookie kicker Andy Borregales was 4-of-4 in the team field-goal portion of practice, with the reporter-based estimate that the distance was between 37-53ish yards.

First kick was low, but made it through the line.

Borregales’ competition, Parker Romo, was 2-of-4.

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) May 20, 2025

“All my life, I looked up to Adam Vinatieri,” Borregales said after being drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round. “Legend. All those clutch kicks in the snow. I can’t wait to experience that. I know a lot of people thought that me being from Miami, that I can’t handle the cold. I think I can prove people wrong about that.”

If Borregales’ goal is to prove people wrong, he’s certainly off to a great start at OTAs.

Top offensive line unit

The top offensive line unit for the Patriots had Will Campbell at left tackle, Cole Strange at left guard, Garrett Bradbury at center, Mike Onwenu at right guard and Morgan Moses at right tackle. Rookie center Jared Wilson was limited for this practice, but he’s expected to compete with Bradbury for the starting job at center.

Strange being at left guard is also notable considering the teases of him playing at center. Granted, this is only one practice, and that option isn’t completely off the table. But there’s also the fact that Strange is an experienced guard who could help stabilize an offensive line unit that was a complete disaster last season.

The unit will need to put in the work, and they’ll face plenty of challenges against a loaded Patriots defense. But the overall outlook for the group is much more promising than it was a year ago.

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