INDIANAPOLIS — In the complicated process of finding the best quarterback in the draft, it’s hard to look past Baker Mayfield.
That’s why the Patriots may pounce in the event Mayfield tumbles into their range. The buzz this week at the scouting combine has suggested many teams view Mayfield as a first-rounder, while a handful of others think he’s a second-round prospect. Whatever the case, the pre-draft process is dubbed Lying Season for a reason, so nobody can say for sure at this juncture where Mayfield will be selected.
But there is just so much to like about the Heisman Trophy winner, and the Patriots should consider him a potential successor to Tom Brady, who turns 41 in August.