We receive many questions about the Patriots and the NFL Draft each day on Twitter, but the one that comes up the most often is, “Do you think that the Patriots will trade up?”
While we would be shocked if the Patriots didn’t trade up at some point during the draft, we have to assume that they are asking about the 1st Round. We’ve typed our answer a million times already, so we’ll let our readers do most of the talking here.
Here is one scenario to ponder, and then we’ll let the commentators take control:
Washington receives: 1st Round (#17) and 2nd Round (#60)
New England receives: 1st Round (#10) and 7th Round (#213)
If a guy that the Patriots adore falls to the tenth pick, they may need to pounce before Houston (new 3-4 team) makes their selection. Robert Quinn, Da’Quan Bowers, a 3-4 DE, or even a wildcard like Julio Jones could be in play.
Washington doesn’t have a 3rd or 4th round pick, so the #60 could be used to fill in those spots. The Patriots would still have #28 and #33 left, one of which may be parlayed into some additional picks to make up for the loss of their assigned 2nd Round selection.
For your scenarios, please remember to identify why each team would want to make the trade. Keep in mind that no players can currently be traded.
Feel free to use our handy NFL Draft Trade Value Chart to help in your calculations.