If you're using the No. 4 overall pick in the NFL Draft on an offensive tackle, he'd better be good. And so far, Will Campbell appears to be living up to his billing.
The Patriots' first-round draft pick has delivered solid left tackle play for New England through four games. While he's made some rookie mistakes (three false starts and one sack allowed), Campbell ranks in the top half of NFL left tackles in pressures allowed (eight, good for 12th out of 40 qualifying tackles) and Pro Football Focus' pass-block efficiency metric (97.0, good for 13th among 40 qualifying tackles).
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He ranks higher than two fellow first-round offensive tackles -- Kelvin Banks of the New Orleans Saints and Josh Simmons of the Kansas Ci