Will Campbell's Trade Value Still Sky High Even After Bumpy Patriots Super Bowl

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Will Campbell's rookie season didn't end how he would've wanted.

The New England Patriots' first-year offensive tackle struggled in the Super Bowl, and it was so noticeable that some fans started wondering if the Pats should trade him and try again.

That, of course, doesn't appear all that likely.

But if it did, New England could still command immense value in return for Campbell.

In a new article on Thursday, ESPN's Bill Barnwell took a look at what some of the NFL's best players would deserve in a trade return. He ranks Campbell as having the third best trade value on the Pats behind just Drake Maye and Christian Gonzalez.

Barnwell assesses that Campbell would be worth "one first-round pick and more" if the Patriots decided to trade him.

"Campbell was a top-five pick a year ago in a much better draft, and while the LSU product saw his first season end in brutal fashion as he was overwhelmed in the Super Bowl, closer inspection has suggested that his struggles were a product of returning quickly from a knee injury as opposed to issues with his levers," Barnwell writes. "Campbell was playing solid football before the injury, and there are enough teams that see him as a left tackle (and need help at the position) to justify something more than a first-rounder for a player who is still only 22."

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Offensive tackle, and left tackle in particular, is maybe the most valuable position in the NFL that no one really knows all that much about or pays a lot of attention to. There's nothing glamorous about it, but a team with good tackles is usually a pretty good offense.

Campbell still has an incredibly bright future, and it'd be a shock if the Patriots actually gave up on him this early.

If anything, the Barnwell article simply proves that Campbell's end to his rookie season was just a blip, and that the NFL still believes in what he can do.

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