New Orleans Saints: 3 teams to look into trading up with
Saints potential trade-up team: New England Patriots
Another team that could look to trade back is the New England Patriots.
While the Patriots do have holes, many mock drafts have recently mocked them adding ultra-accurate Alabama quarterback Mac Jones in the first round. They currently sit with the 15th and 46th pick, their only two in the first couple of rounds.
Just a few weeks ago, Jones was a potential target for the Saints at No. 28.
After the top tier of those quarterbacks are off the board within the first ten picks, Jones will be the best option, but he should also be available late in the first round, unlike many of the targets New Orleans may want.
For New England, trading back and potentially getting either a Day 2 future pick or another third-round pick could do the team quite a bit of good. They did something similar in last year’s draft, so they certainly have a history of trading back.
Schefter on the Patriots trade: "They can take the same player at 37 that they would have taken at 23."
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) April 24, 2020
They traded back 14 spots and acquired a third-round pick, virtually what they’d do again. If it’s a second-round pick given the uptick in the value of the first-round swaps, it’d be interesting if New Orleans would still consider it.
Either way, the Patriots and Saints could make solid trade partners in the upcoming draft.