Even if the Patriots do not get one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL Draft next week, it seems likely a player at the position will be selected in the later rounds.
Options there include Kyle Trask, Kellon Mond, Davis Mills, Ian Book, etc.
Listening to NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah on the Move the Sticks podcast this week, maybe Patriots fans should keep an eye on Trask out of Florida.
“[There's] a little buzz in league circles that the Patriots have done a lot of homework on Kyle Trask," he said.
Jeremiah later added: “I think he makes a lot of sense — the size, the decision-making, the accuracy, those are traits the New England Patriots [like]. I think they had some success with a guy like that, didn’t they? It’s interesting to see what the Patriots end up doing here. They are in a position where they could vault up for a quarterback. Do you sit back and be patient and see what falls to you at 15, or do you maybe have your eyes on one of these middle-round guys, or somebody outside the first round? I just think Kyle Trask from a traditional standpoint, again Josh McDaniels I think he would dig what he brings to the table.”
Trask started the last two years for Florida and put up exceptional numbers. In 2020 he led the FBS in both passing yards (4,283) and touchdown passes (43). While he has a tremendous arm and makes good decisions, the one knock against him is his lack of mobility.