Choose Your Patriots QB: Does trading up for Caleb Williams make sense? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Editor’s Note: The New England Patriots have a franchise-altering decision to make at quarterback this offseason. As part of our “Choose Your Patriots QB” series, we’ll highlight five different paths the team can take at QB in 2024, laying out the pros and cons of each choice.
Today’s scenario involves New England making a trade with the Chicago Bears to acquire the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and then using that selection to take USC QB Caleb Williams.
The New England Patriots are in the fortunate position of having the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft during a year where there are multiple quarterbacks who could become franchise cornerstone players.
The top QBs in the 2024 class are USC’s Caleb Williams, UNC’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels. While all three project to be very good players at the pro level, Williams is consistently rated higher than Maye and Daniels. He’s even drawn comparisons to Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers (more on that below).
If Williams really is a tier above these guys, does it make sense for the Patriots to move up in the draft order by acquiring the No. 1 pick from the Chicago Bears?
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The Bears were in a similar position last year and traded the No. 1 pick to the Panthers for a massive haul, including Carolina’s 2024 first-rounder, which ended up being the No. 1 pick in 2024. This is a different year, and Williams is a better prospect than Bryce Young, who the Panthers took first overall in 2023. But that trade also highlighted the enormous risks of moving up to the No. 1 spot, and how doing so can set a franchise back years.
Let’s list some of the pros and cons of the Patriots trading up to No. 1 and selecting Williams, as spotlighted in the video player above:
Pros to trading up for…
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Publish date : 2024-02-14 22:20:57
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