REPORT: New England Patriots Interested In Trading No. 3 Pick; Not Interested In Many QBs This Draft.
The New England Patriots could be getting ready to pull a draft night surprise in a couple of weeks with the No. 3 pick. Most draft analysts have the Patriots taking a quarterback in the first round. However, the Patriots front office doesn’t appear to love their options in this year’s class.
Jacoby Brissett is the current New England Patriots QB1.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft said at the annual league meeting last month he wanted the Patriots to take a “top-rate” quarterback in this year’s draft. It’s no wonder Kraft feels that way, as his quarterback payroll includes Jacoby Brissett, Bailey Zappe, and Nathan Rourke.
While Kraft might wish for a quarterback to appease the fanbase, the new front office and head coach might not feel the talent in this year’s class is worth using the draft capital the No. 3 pick commands. They could trade out of the pick and use the capital to add a quarterback in a future draft.
The Patriots are interested in trading the No. 3 pick
According to Albert Breer with Sports Illustrated, the Patriots front office will listen to trade offers for the No. 3 pick. More importantly, the Patriots are only using three of their official 30 visits for the quarterback position:
“My sense is the New England Patriots haven’t made up their minds yet on trading or sticking at 3. So, yes, personnel chief Eliot Wolf’s going to take phone calls on the pick. And one really interesting piece of information I’ve gathered over the past week is that New England, to this point at least, has only allotted three of its 30 visits to quarterbacks.”
Breer infers that the lack of visits means that the Patriots are only interested in taking a quarterback if they draft at or near the No. 3 position. The Patriots probably aren’t interested in trading back, adding picks, and then drafting Bo Nix or Michael Penix Jr. later in the first round.
