The 2024 NFL Draft could possibly be actually attention-grabbing, with calls flooding in to the Washington Commanders and New England Patriots.
Minnesota on Friday traded picks 42 and 188 to the Houston Texans in trade for the twenty third and 232nd total picks. Consequently, the Vikings management the No. 11 and No. 23 picks within the first spherical of this yr’s draft, and with Kirk Cousins’ departure to the Atlanta Falcons and Sam Darnold on a one-year deal, it looks like Kevin O’Connell’s facet is primed to commerce up within the draft.
There’s a “robust expectation” across the NFL that 4 quarterbacks might go within the high 10 within the draft, in response to NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah. Which means the Vikings would lose out in the event that they waited issues out till the eleventh choose.
Basic supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah possible will probably be calling the Patriots to attempt to get a deal completed, and there appears to be a quarterback they’re particularly all for. Bucky Brooks highlighted on “Transfer The Sticks” this week that new Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown coached Drake Maye in highschool. (McCown’s son served as Maye’s backup.) Jeremiah then added that he believes Minnesota “will put forth a robust effort” to attempt to draft the North Carolina product.
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Maye met with McCown and the Vikings on the NFL Scouting Mix, per Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer. However the Vikings are doing their homework on all of the QBs within the class, per the Star Tribune’s Andrew Krammer.
The Vikings’ speculated curiosity in Maye provides extra intrigue as to who the Commanders want with the No. 2 choose. Their signing of Marcus Mariota and buying and selling of Sam Howell alerts they’re prone to choose a quarterback. But it surely’s unknown if Washington prefers Jayden Daniels or Maye.
A take care of the Commanders could possibly be extra possible, as Jeremiah and Brooks on “Transfer The Sticks” laid out a situation the place Washington falls in love with both Michael Penix Jr. or Bo Nix and chooses to commerce down to accumulate extra belongings.
That may have an effect on hypothetical commerce talks, however there possible will probably be different groups all for buying and selling up; Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce has recognized Daniels since highschool and helped recruit him to Arizona State.
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The draft rumors in relation to Maye and Daniels will probably be vital to regulate and can decide which groups could possibly be in talks a couple of commerce, and that might embrace the Patriots.