Why ex-Patriots lineman thinks team should prioritize QB in NFL Draft

Which position should the New England Patriots address first in the 2024 NFL Draft?

That's the (multi) million-dollar question facing de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and the Patriots' front office as they prepare their plans for the No. 3 overall pick, the franchise's highest selection since 1993.

There's an obvious case for New England using that pick on a quarterback -- either UNC's Drake Maye, LSU's Jayden Daniels or Michigan's J.J. McCarthy, two of whom are guaranteed to be on the board at No. 3. But there's also a case for the Patriots trading down -- perhaps with a team like the Minnesota Vikings, as our Patriots Insider Phil Perry laid out in his latest 2024 NFL Mock Draft -- and…