There are several ways the Patriots could go with the third overall pick.
The Patriots may not yet have a general manager or director of player personnel, but members of the front office are already making their opinions known about the 2024 NFL pre-draft.
Patriots scouting director Eliot Wolff, widely considered the top internal candidate to lead the team’s running back department, may choose a position other than linebacker with New England’s top draft pick. “If Wolf is running the show, I expect the Patriots to take a long, hard look at drafting a left tackle at the No. 3,” Jeff Howe of The Athletic said Saturday.
The Patriots select an offensive line pick with the third overall pick. This pick seems surprising given the need for a quarterback and there have been plenty of mock drafts that have picked the quarterback so far.
However, both Trent Brown and Michael Onwenu are set to become free agents this offseason, so it makes sense to target them. The team has had positional problems in recent seasons due to injuries and poor performance. While Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels are the top three points of interest, the 2024 class features several notable offensive line prospects. Notre Dame’s Joe Alt and Penn State’s Olu Fashanu are being coached by some experts. If you can, look at the top 10 or even the top 5. This makes sense for the Patriots to be able to select one. It’s not yet clear if Wolff will lead the Patriots’ personnel department, but other members of the organization have provided preliminary estimates of what positions will stand out in the 2024 class. “We’re in good position in this draft,” the Patriots said.
Director of college scouting Camren Williams told Patriots.com at the Senior Bowl this week. “We’re deep at quarterback and we’re deep at tackle, so there can be different ways we can improve our team based on what we have in the draft.”Williams’ thoughts on what position he believes has the deepest depth in the 2024 NFL Draft are what new coach Jerod Mayo said on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” in January about where the Patriots could go with choice no. 3 general. : “We will select the best player available for the team’s greatest needs (offensive line, receivers, quarterback),” Mayo said.
If the Patriots decide to use an offensive tackle, wide receiver or something outside of left tackle with the No. 1 overall pick. 3, director of player personnel Matt Groh seemed to think there would be only three quarterback prospects who would appeal to him. Future project.”It’s a good group,” Gro told Patriots.com of the quarterbacks in this year’s draft. “Some of these guys have played college football for five years, some of them have been there longer.
These players have a lot of experience and success individually and as a team. As an organization, nothing is more important than the success of your team. Most of these people have done a great job of leading their teams, and now we can dig deeper into who they are. There are many dominoes set to fall before April’s draft, but the Patriots haven’t done so yet. So far, he hasn’t hesitated to share his thoughts on the design.
