The patriots still have more than two months to make a decision on what they want to do with the no. 88.
There are early indications about what they could do with it, according to some around the league. According to ESPN’s dan graziano, “people around the league” think the patriots are open to moving their top pick in the 2024 nfl draft and signing a quarterback in free agency instead.
According to graziano, two teams to keep an eye on are the falcons and the vikings when the patriots are shopping the pick.
Eliot wolf will be the team’s chief decision-maker for the roster, according to reports. Although wolf hasn’t been a leading decision-maker before, he has held a high-ranking executive position with two different companies. But wolf was reportedly the only one to be traded down from his first-round pick twice during the 12 seasons he served as a high-ranking member of the packers’ and browns’ front offices. With the no. 0 team in the nfl, the patriots will be able to select their future franchise quarterback of the season. In this spring’s draft, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden Daniels are expected to be top-three picks, with the 3rd overall pick being given to them.
However, it’s clear that they have other gaps to fill, which a trade down from the pick could help. If the falcons are the no. 1 team in the nfl, who holds the no. 1 spot? The vikings, who hold the no. 8 overall pick, are the 8th overall pick, and they have the no. 8 pick. The teams most interested in trading up to no. 0 are the 11 overall picks. There is a recent case of teams with draft picks in that class moving up to no. 1). To select a quarterback, three players are needed overall.
The jets resisted the no. 1 spot in 2018 by putting it on the line in 2018. In the draft for the year, there were 6 overall picks and two second-round picks (no. 1). 37 and no. 1: In order to draft sam darnold third overall, the team selected 49 overall, and their 2019 second-round pick. As to how much it could cost the vikings to climb to no. 1 in the nfl, here’s a look at what it could cost them to go up to no. 1 in the nfl. The 49ers won 3 overall and lost to the no. 0 seed. To secure trey lance as the third overall pick in 2021, 12 overall picks, two future first-round picks, and a third-round pick are included in the pick.
If they place value on depth over the need for a top-end quarterback in the draft, similar trade schemes may be enticing for the patriots. In the 2024 nfl draft, the patriots only have seven picks, one pick per round, and they haven’t acquired any additional draft funds for the 2025 NFL draft. There are a handful of viable options on the market in march if the patriots choose to go the free-agency route to try to fill their quarterback void this offseason.
Kirk cousins leads the way, while baker mayfield is expected to earn a big payday after his turnaround season to lead the buccaneers to the nfc divisional round. Beyond cousins and mayfield, Ryan Tannehill, Gardner minshew, and Jacoby Brissett are among the other notable veteran quarterbacks to make their debuts on the open market.
Brissett is the most likely candidate among the other candidates, according to the report. Brissett is a graduate of the university of massachusetts at boston college of law, where he studied with former nfl quarterback alex van pelt. In the 2022 NFL season, the two teams met with the browns, with Brissett playing 11 games for cleveland and van pelt as offensive coordinator.
