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2024 NFL Draft: Potential trade partners if Patriots move No. 3 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The best way for the New England Patriots to become a Super Bowl contender again is finding a franchise quarterback, and the best way to do that is to acquire one high in the draft.
The Patriots own the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and there are four Tier 1 quarterbacks in this year’s class — USC’s Caleb Williams, UNC’s Drake Maye, LSU’s Jayden Daniels and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy. Any one of these players could be the next great Patriots quarterback.
And if you look at the best teams in the league, most of them have a quarterback who was a first-round pick. In fact, seven of the eight teams that reached the Divisional Round of the playoffs last season had a quarterback selected in Round 1, including the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes.
But there are some good arguments for trading down, stockpiling more draft picks, and building your roster that way. If the Patriots do trade the No. 3 pick, who are the potential trade partners?
Here are four that make sense.
The Vikings need a quarterback after losing Kirk Cousins in free agency.
They have a very good left tackle in Christian Darrisaw, the best wide receiver in the league in Justin Jefferson and a good No. 2 in Jordan Addison. Minnesota also has an offensive-minded head coach in Kevin O’Connell, who was a former NFL quarterback.
Simply put: It’s a good situation for a rookie QB.
The Vikings acquired the No. 23 pick from the Houston Texans earlier this month. It gave the Vikings two first-round picks at No. 11 and No. 23. They have the ammo to move into the top 10. What would the Vikings need to part with to move up to No. 3?
NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry and ESPN’s Matt Miller both published recent mock drafts where the Vikings acquired No. 3 from the Patriots in exchange for picks No. 11 and No. 23, plus a 2025 first-rounder. That would be a pretty significant haul…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-03-28 16:55:56
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