Patriots trade back, acquire QB and massive weapon in latest mock draft

The Patriots major focus this offseason needs to be enhancing their offense, which averaged the least factors per sport (13.9) within the league this season. CBS Sports activities’ Josh Edwards agrees and has New England touchdown two key gamers at positions of want in his newest mock draft.

First, Edwards believes the Patriots will strike a cope with the Bears for QB Justin Fields, who has been topic to commerce talks. 

Chicago owns the No. 1 choose within the 2024 NFL Draft and it’ll reportedly take a “historic haul” to commerce for it with USC QB Caleb Williams the favourite to listen to his title known as first.

If the Bears plan to draft Williams, Fields turns into expendable, and Edwards thinks it will likely be New England buying him.

Though Fields’ 10-28 file as a starter is unimpressive, he brings rather more upside to the place than Mac Jones after throwing for 4,804 yards and 33 touchdowns and dashing for 1,800 yards and 12 touchdowns from 2022-23.

Now that the Patriots have their subsequent quarterback on the roster, they will commerce out of the No. 3 choose to achieve again the draft compensation they misplaced within the Fields commerce.

Edwards believes it will likely be the Vikings seeking to commerce up for the No. 3 choose in hopes of touchdown UNC QB Drake Maye. Whereas New England then strikes again and selects Georgia TE Brock Bowers with the No. 11 choose.

“New England trades again virtually 10 spots and nonetheless will get a participant who could have been thought-about at No. 3 total,” Edwards writes. “If the Patriots are the touchdown spot for Justin Fields, then all of a sudden this offense will get much more attention-grabbing.”

That it might be. Including Bowers to Fields’ new arsenal of weapons would give the Patriots one of many extra intriguing offenses heading into the 2024 season.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound tight finish has drawn comparisons to future Corridor of Famer Rob Gronkowski after posting 175 catches for two,538 yards and 26 touchdowns from 2021-23.

That is some critical firm earlier than even taking part in a snap within the league. But it surely proves New England is about as much as make an enormous splash this offseason with the hope of getting again to its successful methods. 

Discovering a approach so as to add Fields and Bowers to the roster might definitely assist with that.