It’s finally the offseason for the Patriots and even though Tom Brady looks as though he could play another 10 years at this point New England will certainly be looking at the quarterback position this spring. There was the train of thought that the Pats would look to find the next Jimmy Garoppolo in last year’s draft but New England surprised by bypassing on QB Lamar Jackson and instead taking running back Sony Michel. Bill Belichick has long taken a “best player on the board” approach and has stunned in early rounds. It’s why Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is absolutely in play for the Patriots.
The Patriots are not afraid to take an undersized quarterback as they nearly traded up in last year’s draft to take Baker Mayfield.
“We had another team which is going to surprise you,” Mayfield’s agent Jack Mills told Andrew Brandt. “Another team had said you may get a big surprise on draft day at No. 2 if he’s available. And it was the Patriots. They had 23 and they had 31 and they had two seconds. We thought that’s going to be a heck of a move to get up that high from where they are. And of course he wasn’t available so we never knew if that was a reality or not.”
For what it’s worth Mayfield himself has endorsed Murray as a can’t miss quarterback prospect.
1. Arizona Cardinals: Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State
2. San Francisco 49ers: Rashan Gary, DE, Michigan
3. New York Jets: Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama
4. Oakland Raiders: Josh Allen, DE, Kentucky
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
6. New York Giants: Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Devin White, LB, LSU
8. Detroit Lions: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
9. Buffalo Bills: Cody Ford, OT, Oklahoma
10. Denver Broncos: Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida
11. Cincinnati Bengals: Dre’Mont Jones, DT, Ohio State
12. Green Bay Packers: AJ Brown, WR, Ole Miss
13. Miami Dolphins: Irv Smith Jr, TE, Alabama
14. Atlanta Falcons: Zach Allen, DE, Boston College
15. Washington Redskins: Jachai Polite, DE, Florida
16. Carolina Panthers: DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia
17. Cleveland Browns: Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson
18. Minnesota Vikings: Greedy Williams, CB, LSU
19. Tennessee Titans: Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College
21. Seattle Seahawks: Noah Fant, TE, Iowa
22. Baltimore Ravens: Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama
23. Houston Texans: Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama
24. Oakland Raiders: Jeffery Simmons, DE, Mississippi State
25. Philadelphia Eagles: DK Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss
26. Indianapolis Colts: Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State
27. Oakland Raiders: Drew Lock, QB, Missouri
28. Los Angeles Chargers: Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State
29. Kansas City Chiefs: Tre Lamar, LB, Clemson
30. Green Bay Packers: Amani Hooker, S, Iowa
31. Los Angeles Rams: Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama
32. New England Patriots: Jerry Tillery, DE, Notre Dame
33. Arizona Cardinals: David Sills, WR, West Virginia
34. Indianapolis Colts: Michael Jordan, G, Ohio State
35. Oakland Raiders: Jalen Jelks, TE, Oregon
36. San Francisco 49ers: Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss
37. New York Giants: Joe Jackson, DE, Miami
38. Jacksonville Jaguars: Michael Deiter, G, Wisonsin
39. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Amani Oruwariye, CB, Penn State
40. Buffalo Bills: Dennis Daley, OT, South Carolina
41. Denver Broncos: Brian Burns, DE, Florida State
42. Cincinnati Bengals: Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma
43. Detroit Lions: Byron Murphy, CB, Washington
44. Green Bay Packers: Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State
45. Atlanta Falcons: Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
46. Washington Redskins: Vosean Joseph, LB, Florida
47. Carolina Panthers: Chase Winovich, DE, Michigan
48. Miami Dolphins: Daniel Jones, QB, Duke
49. Cleveland Browns: Jamel Dean, CB, Auburn
50. Minnesota Vikings: Jordan Brailford, DE, Oklahoma State
51. Tennessee Titans: Justice Hill, RB, Oklahoma State
52. Pittsburgh Steelers: Germaine Pratt, LB, NC State
53. Philadelphia Eagles: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S, Florida
54. Houston Texans: Carl Granderson, DE, Wyoming
55. Houston Texans: Isaiah Buggs, DE, Alabama
56. New England Patriots: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
57. Philadelphia Eagles: Trey Pipkins, OT, Sioux Falls
58. Dallas Cowboys: N’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State
59. Indianapolis Colts: Damien Harris, RB, Alabama
60. Los Angeles Chargers: Terrill Hanks, LB, New Mexico State
61. Kansas City Chiefs: Blace Brown, CB, Troy
62. New Orleans Saints: Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M
63. Kansas City Chiefs: D’Andre Walker, LB, Georgia
64. New England Patriots: Kelvin Harmon, WR, NC State
