New England Patriots select Jared Wilson in third round of 2025 NFL Draft
The New England Patriots selected Georgia Bulldogs center Jared Wilson in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He entered the NFL after spending the last four seasons at Georgia.
Wilson improved in each season he was with the Bulldogs. In 2021, Jared Wilson played in one game as a reserve for a team that won the national championship. The following season, Wilson played in seven games as a reserve for another national championship squad.
In 2023, Wilson was still a reserve but played in 13 games. He finally became a starter last year and helped the team win its second SEC title in three seasons. Despite missing two games with a foot injury, Wilson was selected to the All-SEC Second Team.
Wilson declared for the NFL Daft in January. “To the best fans in the land, thank you for welcoming a kid from North Carolina with open arms and making me feel right at home!” Wilson wrote at the time. “It has been an honor to play for this prestigious program for the past 4 years! It’s time I take all that my coaches and teammates, current and past, have instilled in me and declare for the 2025 NFL Draft. Go Dawgs!
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Jared Wilson played high school football at West Forsyth in Clemmons, North Carolina. He ranked as the No. 211 overall prospect and the No. 13 interior offensive lineman in the Class of 2021, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
What NFL Draft analysts are saying about Jared Wilson
Lance Zierlein of NFL.com gave his analysis of Wilson for his draft profile. Zierlein likes Wilson’s athleticism but needs more strength to be a great offensive lineman in the NFL.
“Wilson is a one-year starter lacking the size and power to hold his own against an NFL nose tackle,” Zierlein wrote. “He’s athletic and should continue improving with additional experience but will need help from bigger guards next to him. He plays with inside hands and decent core strength in both phases but would benefit from better strain and a finisher’s mentality. He’s rangy and agile in protection and was rarely bull-rushed. Wilson could be targeted by teams in the middle rounds of the draft, but his potential to struggle against the power of NFL opponents lowers his floor.”