The New England Patriots are in the right spot if they want to fill one of the biggest remaining needs on their roster in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

The Patriots enter the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft without an obvious starting left tackle or right tackle signed after the 2023 season and the 14th overall pick. Projected starting left tackle Trent Brown and free-agent signing Riley Reiff, the favorite to start on the right side, both are set to hit free agency during the 2024 offseason.

There are at least four offensive tackles expected to be selected in the first round, and BetOnline.ag set the over/under on draft position for a number of top prospects.

Draft Position – Florida QB Anthony Richardson

Over/Under 4½

Draft Position – Georgia OT Broderick Jones

Over/Under 14½

Draft Position – Clemson DT Bryan Bresee

Over/Under 29½

Draft Position – Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez

Over/Under 8½

Draft Position – Utah TE Dalton Kincaid

Over/Under 24½

Draft Position – Tennessee OT Darnell Wright

Over/Under 15

Draft Position – Maryland CB Deonte Banks

Over/Under 20½

Draft Position – Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon

Over/Under 6½

Draft Position – Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker

Over/Under 31½

Draft Position – Georgia DT Jalen Carter

Over/Under 6½

Draft Position – Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Over/Under 13

Draft Position – USC WR Jordan Addison

Over/Under 23½

Draft Position – Iowa EDGE Lukas Van Ness

Over/Under 15½

Draft Position – Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer

Over/Under 24½

Draft Position – Clemson EDGE Myles Murphy

Over/Under 19

Draft Position – Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith

Over/Under 11½

Draft Position – Ohio State OT Paris Johnson Jr.

Over/Under 8½

Draft Position – Northwestern OT Peter Skoronski

Over/Under 10

Draft Position – TCU WR Quentin Johnston

Over/Under 27½

Draft Position – Boston College WR Zay Flowers

Over/Under 22½

Jones, a left tackle, was the pick in our latest Patriots mock draft, and that certainly lines up with his over/under draft slot 14 1/2. Wright is a right tackle New England could take in the first round, and his over/under draft position is 15, right below the Patriots’ pick.

Johnson Jr. and Skoronski are expected to be off the board before New England is picking. The Patriots’ other major need is at cornerback, though they’ve shown substantial interest in top edge defenders and wide receivers, as well.

NESN.com's Zack Cox also passed along odds from FanDuel that have offensive line as the odds-on favorite for New England's first pick. 

Here are the Patriots’ first-pick odds on FanDuel. QB is now second-highest, ahead of corner and wideout.

I think there’s good value in DL (+600) and RB (+2000) here. pic.twitter.com/R0Z9JKWRKX

— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) April 26, 2023

Quarterback, somewhat surprisingly, has the second-best odds. The Patriots did meet with Richardson — at the NFL Scouting Combine — and Kentucky's Will Levis — in a visit — during the pre-draft process.

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