Quarterbacks are expected to be the first three picks of the 2024 NFL Draft. It’s a foregone conclusion that USC’s Caleb Williams will be selected first overall by the Chicago Bears. The Washington Commanders seem intent on taking a quarterback second overall. The options are LSU’s Jayden Daniels, UNC’s Drake Maye and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy. For what it’s worth, Daniels is the heavy betting favorite to be the Commanders’ selection.
The 2024 Draft could start to get interesting with the third overall pick. New England Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf said last week at a press conference that the organization was “open for business” to trade the third overall pick in Thursday’s first round of the draft. He also said the he would be comfortable keeping the pick and presumably selecting a quarterback.
Wolf, the de facto general manager, acknowledged there had been preliminary discussions with teams interested in moving up to No. 3 but a massive offer hasn’t been made. To date, the Patriots have reportedly received offers from teams that have been characterized as “laughable.” If this continues, the Patriots will be keeping the third pick.
The teams that are rumored to be interested in moving up to draft a quarterback are the Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. The Giants, Vikings, Broncos and Raiders, respectively, hold the sixth, 11th, 12th and 13th overall picks.
There are three trades in recent years involving the third pick that could be relevant in creating a basic framework for a deal. The Houston Texans obtained 2023’s third overall pick to select edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. and a 2023 fourth-round pick (105th overall) from the Arizona Cardinals last year in exchange for 2023’s 12th overall pick, a 2023 second-round pick (33rd overall), a 2024 first-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick.
The San Francisco 49ers moved up from the 12th overall pick in 2021 to the third pick for quarterback Trey Lance. In addition to the 2021’s 12th overall pick, the Miami Dolphins received a 2022 first-round pick, a 2022 third-pick and a 2023 first-round pick.
The New York Jets traded up three spots to the third overall pick to select quarterback Sam Darnold. The Colts received 2018’s sixth overall pick, a 2018 second-round pick (37th overall), a 2018 second-round pick (49th overall) and a 2019 second-round pick from the Jets.
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