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4 blockbuster trade packages teams could offer Patriots for No. 3 pick

If the Patriots decide to trade back, here are four potential draft day trade packages for the No. 3 pick

The New England Patriots have a good problem on their hands with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. There are no surefire ways to go when deciding what to do with a pick that could impact their franchise for years to come.

They could stand pat and take one of the top-three quarterbacks on the board, which includes Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels. The team could also use the No. 3 pick and other draft assets to move up to No. 1 overall, assuming the Chicago Bears would be willing to trade back.

And then there’s the least loved, but perhaps more effective, strategy of trading down and accumulating more picks and players to facilitate a rebuild.

The Patriots aren’t going to suddenly morph back into perennial playoff contenders overnight. It’s clearly going to take more than one year for the team to fix the myriad of personnel issues on the roster.

Today, we’re exploring four trade packages from four possible suitors that could be offered to the Patriots for the No. 3 overall draft pick.

3 proposed trade packages for Patriots to land All-Pro WR Davante Adams

Three potential trade packages the Patriots could offer for Raiders WR Davante Adams

The Las Vegas Raiders might not be too long away from a fire sale, and when that moment comes, the New England Patriots should be the first team in line to trade for All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams.

Even when faced with the NFL’s hardest schedule and toughest division, the Patriots are clearly in a win-now situation.

They have one of the top-five defenses in the league, and Bill O’Brien has the offense looking like a night and day comparison of what it was last season under Matt Patricia.

Meanwhile, the AFC East isn’t nearly as daunting of a hill to climb as it appeared before the start of the season. The New York Jets no longer have Aaron Rodgers, and the Buffalo Bills have been a mistake waiting to happen. Miami is the class of the division, but the explosive Dolphins offense looked like a fish out of water at some points against the Patriots’ elite defense in Week 2.

Adams’ age (30) is obviously a concern when it comes to trade value, but there’s no question that he’s one of the best receivers in the league right now. His mere presence on offense for the Patriots would change things for the better.

The Raiders are sitting at 1-2 with no Chandler Jones on defense and the oft-injured Jimmy Garoppolo under center at quarterback. They look nothing like contenders in a division owned by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. They might as well get something for Adams, right?

Here are three trade packages the Patriots should consider offering for the elite No. 1 receiver: