Drake Maye's Odds to Go No. 3 in NFL Draft Have Skyrocketed
By Reed Wallach
As the NFL Draft draws closer, the first round is Thursday night from Detroit, Michigan, we are starting to seemingly get more clarity around the top of the draft board.
With the No. 1 pick all but sealed, the debate around how the rest of the top five will shake out has raged on, with the intrigue starting at No. 2 with the Washington Commanders. With many insiders around the league pegging Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels to be selected second, it’s altering other markets, including what will happen at No. 3 with the New England Patriots.
The Patriots may trade the pick, but the consensus favorite in the betting market to go third is North Carolina’s Drake Maye. The idea is that if Maye doesn’t go two, he is the second favorite to do so, he won’t wait long and will hear his name called third for whoever selects there.
However, J.J. McCarthy continues to be part of the conversation at the top of the draft and the odds reflect that. Of course, Daniels may not go two and would have a natural landing spot at three.
Here’s the latest on the No. 3 pick market, which is tied directly to the No. 2 pick market.
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Currently Drake Maye is the heavy favorite to go No. 3 as the expectation is that Daniels goes No. 2 to the Commanders.
However, it may not be so cut and dry.
The Patriots, who currently are set to pick No. 3, are entertaining offers to trade the pick, with the expectation that the likes of the Vikings and Giants will be interested in trading up for the UNC prospect.
The #Vikings appear to have their sights set on Drake Maye and will be “aggressive” to move up and acquire him, per @DMRussini.
— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) April 24, 2024
Teams are expecting that if the #Patriots make a trade, they won’t do the deal until they see who Washington is taking at QB. pic.twitter.com/fZUG8qKVz0
"I've been told the Giants and Vikings are the two teams that have been most active in discussions with the Patriots about the No. 3 pick, and that if Washington takes Daniels at No. 2, Giants would be very interested in trading up to No. 3 for Maye." - @DanGrazianoESPN #NYGiants
— WBG84 (@WBG84) April 24, 2024
Teams trading up would be targeting Maye, but there is debate around what would happen if the Patriots stay at No. 3?
"I believe that they would take Drake Maye there, that would be my guess, but I do believe that JJ McCarthy has support in that building."@AdamSchefter tells @AdamSchein what he thinks the Patriots could do at #3 overall & where the 2 QBs could land.
— Mad Dog Sports Radio (@MadDogRadio) April 23, 2024
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There appears to be far from a consensus who would be the pick if the Patriots, but that if the team trades it will be for Maye.
McCarthy has been a big riser in the pre-draft process, also in the mix for No. 2 with the Commanders, but the connections to New England appear real, given some commonalities he has with Tom Brady, both Michigan graduates.
The sense after asking around is that Patriots have Williams-Daniels-Maye as their expected order at 1, 2, 3. But had one league source broach this last night -- 'I think people are discounting the Kraft-Brady-McCarthy connection in all of this.' Could be a thought for a… https://t.co/jKKot59Qs2
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) April 24, 2024
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