The New England Patriots enter the upcoming NFL draft with nine picks at their disposal.
And the Patriots could earmark one of those selections for a quarterback after trading Joe Milton III to the Dallas Cowboys last week.
It’s not a “loaded” or “deep” quarterback class, according to ESPN draft analyst Joran Reid. But the Patriots could use one of their later-round picks — they have two fifth-round and two seventh-round selections — to take a flyer on a project signal-caller and work to develop him.
Reid actually sees Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard as a “late-round dart throw (who) fits the Patriots a ton.