Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Patriots will use their first two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft to make significant offensive improvements.
Much has been made about the possibility of New England trading down in the first round. The Patriots could fetch quite a haul for the No. 3 pick, but Kiper believes Jerod Mayo and company will stand pat and select quarterback Drake Maye. Although Maye might need more time to develop than other signal-callers in the class, Kiper attached a “top-10” grade to the North Carolina product, who is “an elite deep-ball thrower.