Mike Vrabel Opens Door To Patriots Trading 1st-Rd Pick NFL Draft

Mike Vrabel Opens Door To Patriots Trading 1st-Rd Pick NFL Draft originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New England Patriots currently hold the No.

31 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. But recent comments from the head coach, Mike Vrabel, confirm nothing is set in stone before April 23. “Maybe we trade up.

Maybe we trade out. I don't know,” Vrabel said as quoted by Mike Reiss of ESPN. “But I love being able to work with Eliot and Ryan and their staff, and coaches, and try to bring that together.

“I'm trying to bring the coach's perspective on a player together [with] the personnel side to bring the best person in there for our football team. " A trade could make a lot of sense for the Patriots in a few scenarios. Firstly, there is a strong consensus on the top three in the wide receiver class.