Even though Will Campbell and Morgan Moses are projected to keep their starting jobs in 2026, the New England Patriots are in the market for additional help at the offensive tackle position. Not only is the depth behind the top two unsettled, Moses also turned 35 earlier this month.
Unsurprisingly, the team has been linked to multiple draft prospects at the position, including one it has shown particular interest in: Max Iheanachor out of Arizona State.
The Patriots and Iheanachor already met at the
Combine and, as the 22-year-old confirmed at the Sun Devils’ pro day this week, he later traveled to Foxborough for a 30 visit.
“After the Combine, I went in for a visit with them,” he told reporters at hand (via FOX 10 Phoenix’s Blake Niemann). “So, I’m very familiar with their coaching staff and everybody. Ryan [Cowden], he was out here, and Mike Vrabel came out too. So, it was really fun.“
On Friday, Iheanachor and the Patriots had another opportunity to touch base. In fact, head coach Mike Vrabel applied some hands-on coaching during the workout session at the ASU facility in Tempe.
“It was definitely fun,” Iheanachor later said. “He had some keys for me. It’s really like a big blessing for me to be able to learn from him. Him being hands-on and just telling me what I need to work on was definitely fun.”
The Patriots showing serious interest in the 6-foot-6, 321-pound lineman is no surprise. Not only is the offensive tackle position a need, as mentioned above, Iheanachor himself also is a player on the rise who very well could come into play at No. 31 overall in next month’s draft.
Born in Nigeria, he moved to the United States at age 13 and played basketball and soccer growing up. In fact, he did not play football until his first season at East Los Angeles College. After two seasons at the JUCO level, Iheanachor joined Arizona State as a three-star recruit. While still learning the intricacies of the position and the game as a whole, he started 31 of the 32 games he appeared in between 2023 and 2025.
Iheanachor is one of 13 reported pre-draft visits with the Patriots so far.
