The New England Patriots are on the verge of earning the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Sitting at 3-13 entering the last week of the season, the Pats will secure the top overall selection should they lose their last game of the year against the Buffalo Bills.
And if that future came to be, it would make for quite an intruiging NFL draft cycle. New England, unlike many teams who pick at the top of the draft, does not need a quarterback. Drake Maye has shown enough flashes that he's earned a future with the organization, and the Pats will use their picks to build out the roster around him instead. But in a draft lacking in true blue-chip prospects outside of Travis Hunter (an incredible, but unprecedented talent), there aren't a lot of obvious choices for the franchise to make.
