After months of conjecture, the Patriots eventually did what many people anticipated in the preliminary of the 2024 NFL draft: They maintained the No. 3 total choice and composed North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye.
However if they had actually intended to trade down, there were great deals readily available to them: Mike Reiss of ESPN records that both the Giants and the Vikings provided numerous first-round choices to the Patriots.
The record states the Giants’ deal was the No. 6 total choice and their 2025 first-round choice, while the Vikings’ deal was the No. 11 and No. 23 total choices and their 2025 first-round choice, for the No. 3 choice and 2 mid-round choices.
The Giants are claiming openly that they count on Daniel Jones as their beginning quarterback, however trying to go up to Maye recommends that they would certainly have suched as to proceed from Jones if they had actually had the ability to turn the profession. The Vikings delighted in to wind up with J.J. McCarthy after going up to No. 10, however they most likely were wanting to trade higher for Maye.
Currently the Patriots will certainly really hope that Maye can dip into a degree that makes them grateful they rejected those deals.
