Patriots Reveal Surprising Detail About Drafting Caleb Lomu
Patriots Reveal Surprising Detail About Drafting Caleb Lomu originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New England Patriots traded up to select Utah offensive tackle Caleb Lomu in the first round, but Eliot Wolf did not think he would be available.
The Patriots needed a tackle to eventually take over for Morgan Moses, and Lomu can do just that. The Patriots met with him at the combine, but canceled his Top 30 visit because they felt like he would not factor into their plans. “We interviewed him at the combine," Wolf told MassLive's Mark Daniels .
"That was great. We actually canceled his 30 visit because we didn’t. We had one scheduled and we just didn’t think he was going to factor in for us.
We thought he’d be gone,” Wolf said. “His agent, Chase Callahan and Colin Roberts weren’t too excited about that, but they understood and, you know, here we are. So, it’s pretty exciting to be able to acquire him.
” Lomu was one of the best offensive tackles in the class. When the Patriots saw him slide to No. 28, they decided to trade up and secure him.