{"id":773512,"date":"2026-02-24T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773512\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:43:13","slug":"patriots-draft-rumors-tracker-2026-workouts-interviews-visits-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773512\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots draft rumors tracker 2026: Workouts, interviews, visits, more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming off a Super Bowl berth, the New England Patriots have a clear plan in mind for the 2026 offseason: it\u2019s about remodeling, not rebuilding<\/a>, as head coach Mike Vrabel said after the season.<\/p>\n

The NFL Draft naturally is a major part of this process. Until the event in late April, the Patriots \u2014 led by Vrabel and EVP of player personnel Eliot Wolf \u2014 will be conducting interviews, working out prospects, inviting them for a finite number of pre-draft visits, and in general try to get as complete a picture as possible. It remains to be seen what this process eventually leads to, but there will be plenty of news to report.<\/p>\n

In order to find out who the Patriots have already spoken to or worked out thus far, please make sure to bookmark this regularly-updated pre-draft tracker. We will have all contact listed to the best of our knowledge.<\/p>\n

(Note: Please scroll down for a meeting-by-meeting breakdown)<\/p>\n

Kejon Owens (Florida International): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Jordon Vaughn (Abilene Christian): College Gridiron Showcase<\/p>\n

Lewis Bond (Boston College): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Camden Brown (Georgia Southern): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Henderson (Kansas): East-West Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n

John Michael Gyllenborg (Wyoming): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

D.J. Rogers (TCU): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Dan Villari (Syracuse): Hula Bowl + Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Kamar Missouri (UTSA): College Gridiron Showcase<\/p>\n

Kage Casey (Boise State): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Desmond Daniels (Alabama State): FCS Showcase<\/p>\n

Nick Dawkins (Penn State): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Ashton Grable (Florida A&M): HBCU Legacy Bowl<\/p>\n

Delby Lemieux (Dartmouth): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Peter Nygra (Louisville): East-West Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n

Brian Parker II (Duke): East-West Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n

Connor Tollison (Missouri): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Rayshaun Benny (Michigan): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Kody Huisman (Virginia Tech): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Noah Miles (Howard): HBCU Legacy Bowl<\/p>\n

Landon Robinson (Navy): East-West Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n

Dani Dennis-Sutton (Penn State)<\/p>\n

Dayon Hayes (Texas A&M): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Michael Heldman (Central Michigan): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

T.J. Parker (Clemson): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Shad Banks Jr. (UTSA): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

Javin Wright (Nebraska): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Caleb Anderson (Michigan): College Gridiron Showcase<\/p>\n

Rashad Battle (Pittsburgh): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Elijah Culp (James Madison): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Michael Dansby (Arizona): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Andre Fuller (Toledo): East-West Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n

Al\u2019Zillion Hamilton (Fresno State): American Bowl<\/p>\n

Jaden Rios (Texas State): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

Dathan Hickey (Youngstown State): College Gridiron Showcase<\/p>\n

Cam Smith (Marshall): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

Gavin Gibson (North Carolina): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

Jalen Stroman (Notre Dame): Senior Bowl<\/p>\n

Garrison Grimes (LS | BYU): East-West Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n

Laith Merjan (K | Kansas): Hula Bowl<\/p>\n

Whereas the list above gives an overview over the prospects the Patriots have been in contact with before the draft, the following overview is a breakdown by meeting opportunity plus the source of each report.<\/p>\n

OL Desmond Daniels (Alabama State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

WR Camden Brown (Georgia Southern) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

TE Dan Villari (Syracuse) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

ED Michael Heldman (Central Michigan) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

LB Shad Banks Jr. (UTSA) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Jaden Rios (Texas State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

S Cam Smith (Marshall) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

S Gavin Gibson (North Carolina) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

K Laith Merjan (Kansas) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

College Gridiron Showcase<\/p>\n

RB Jordon Vaughn (Abilene Christian) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OT Kamar Missouri (UTSA) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Caleb Anderson (Michigan) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

S Dathan Hickey (Youngstown State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Nick Dawkins (Penn State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Connor Tollison (Missouri) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

DT Kody Huisman (Virginia Tech) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

ED Dayon Hayes (Texas A&M) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

LB Javin Wright (Nebraska) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Rashad Battle (Pittsburgh) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Elijah Culp (James Madison) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Michael Dansby (Arizona) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Al\u2019Zillion Hamilton (Fresno State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

WR Emmanuel Henderson (Kansas) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Brian Parker II (Duke) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Peter Nygra (Louisville) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

DT Landon Robinson (Navy) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

CB Andre Fuller (Toledo) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

LS Garrison Grimes (BYU) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

RB Kejon Owens (Florida International) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

WR Lewis Bond (Boston College) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

TE John Michael Gyllenborg (Wyoming) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

TE D.J. Rogers (TCU) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

TE Dan Villari (Syracuse) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Kage Casey (Boise State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Delby Lemieux (Dartmouth) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

DT Rayshaun Benny (Michigan) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

ED Dani Dennis-Sutton (Penn State) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

ED T.J. Parker (Clemson) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

S Jalen Stroman (Notre Dame) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Ashton Grable (Florida A&M) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n

DT Noah Miles (Howard) | Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coming off a Super Bowl berth, the New England Patriots have a clear plan in mind for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050],"tags":[7,1167,249,727,726,3529,2326,2094,6,208],"class_list":{"0":"post-773512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-england-patriots","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-new-england","10":"tag-new-england-patriots","11":"tag-new-england-patriots-draft","12":"tag-new-england-patriots-news","13":"tag-new-england-patriots-rumors","14":"tag-newengland","15":"tag-newenglandpatriots","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-patriots"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}