Caleb Lomu embracing versatility early with Patriots

LAWRENCE, KS - NOVEMBER 28: Utah Utes offensive lineman Caleb Lomu (71) before a Big 12 football game between the Utah Utes and Kansas Jayhawks on November 28, 2025 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The New England Patriots are set to enter the season with Will Campbell and Morgan Moses as their starting offensive tackles. Even with that duo in place, it didn’t stop them from selecting Caleb Lomu in the first round of the NFL Draft last month.

Lomu arrives in New England having made the majority of his collegiate starts at left tackle. With Campbell selected fourth overall in last year’s draft, Lomu’s long-term future projects best on the right side as a potential successor to the 35-year old Moses. Lomu, meanwhile, feels comfortable on both sides.

“I just feel myself as a tackle just in general, left or right side,” Lomu said Thursday as he was introduced at Gillette Stadium. “Having to play left in college, and that’s kind of what I got comfortable to — just playing those three years at left tackle at Utah. “My first year there, I was kind of a swing tackle and so I feel comfortable at left, but also been working at right these past couple months.

Feel just as good on the right side as well, so either tackle position, I’m happy to play and feel comfortable playing. ” After New England traded up in the first round to select Lomu 28th overall, executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf also noted Lomu could have the flexibility to play guard. While his long-term future remains at tackle at 6-foot-6, 313 pounds, that versatility could help him see the field as a rookie with Campbell and Moses holding down the starting tackle spots.