Eliot Wolf stated the New England Patriots are “open for business” in making a trade with the No. three select in the 2024 NFL Draft. Apparently, there would possibly not be a limit to possible moves the Patriots may want to make at the top of the first round.
Many human beings round the league believe that the Patriots could alternate down from the 0.33 pick however trade back up to draft a quarterback relying on how they price the reachable prospects, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Monday. The Minnesota Vikings are among the teams who are searching to alternate up to the No. three pick, with human beings around the league believing their preference is to draft Drake Maye due to his connection with quarterbacks train Josh McCown, in accordance to Schefter.With the Washington Commanders reportedly predicted to draft Jayden Daniels at No. 2, it’s in all likelihood that Maye will be reachable at No. three But if the Patriots view Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy as an equal or better quarterback prospect than Maye, it isn’t loopy to assume that they would be inclined to alternate down with the Vikings, who keep the No. eleven pick.
The Patriots have sought a large return in a possible trade, with a trust that they prefer at least three first-round choices if they alternate the No. 3 choose to the Vikings, NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran mentioned before in April. The Vikings can make such an offer as they preserve two first-round alternatives this yr and can offer two future first-round picksWhere it receives complicated although is that the Patriots might be stuck in no man’s land at No. eleven If the Vikings take Maye at No. 3, it isn’t a guarantee that McCarthy will fall to No. eleven as the New York Giants have been rumored to have hobby choosing the Michigan quarterback at No. 6.
So, that’s the place the double trade would come into play. There is a recent precedent of the group drafting at No. three buying and selling down earlier than buying and selling returned up. In 2021, the Miami Dolphins obtained three first-round options for the No. three choose from the San Francisco 49ers but traded returned up from the No. 12 choose to the No. 6 pick. Last year, the Arizona Cardinals moved down from No. three to No. 12, receiving an early second-round pick and a future first-round select in the process. However, they traded again up to No. 6, giving the Detroit Lions a second-round select and fifth-round choose while additionally getting lower back a third-round pickWhile Wolf advised newshounds ultimate week that the team is listening to exchange calls for the No. three pick, they’ve but to receive an offer that qualifies as a “bag.” Wolf introduced that teams have until the Patriots are on the clock to send in their exceptional offer.
Still, Kraft’s presence would possibly forestall such a cross from happening. The Patriots owner told reporters in March that he’d like to see the team draft a “top-rate, younger quarterback.” Obviously, staying at No. three would be the first-rate way to make that happen.
As for which quarterback the Patriots favor, Wolf didn’t tip his hand when discussing the quarterbacks last week. However, he said he would be “comfortable” drafting any of the perceived pinnacle four quarterback possibilities when requested
