It appears like everyone adores Caleb Williams.

It appears like everyone adores Caleb Williams. Though his stats are undoubtedly low for the USC Trojans. Although he wasn’t entirely to blame for the team’s five losses in their last six games, he did receive fair praise for USC’s victories and fair criticism for their defeats. ESPN envisions the quarterback-deficient Patriots selecting Williams in the draft in return for a wealth of selections, despite all of that.

Williams, keep in mind, had an excellent squad surrounding him, yet he could only lead his group to a 7–5 record. When Williams missed the USC Holiday Bowl game against 16th-ranked Louisville in December, Miller Moss, the backup, led the Trojans to 42 points and a victory, raising doubts about Williams’ true value. This is especially true if there was any doubt about how good the rest of the Trojans were.

However, according to Field Yates of ESPN, the Patriots are prepared to part with their excellent No. 2 pick (34th overall), as well as a 2025 first-round pick, in order to advance for Williams. Yates described Williams as a quarterback who is “getting ‘generational prospect’ buzz,” which is fine, but “generational” has become a synonym for “very good.”

Can Patriots Draft Take A Hint From Panthers Error?
Alright, so here is the deal that Yates suggests with the first overall pick, and he is very clear that the Pats will select Williams. However, take a look at what the Pats may have to forfeit for No. 1:

This basically invites the same issue that the Panthers had this year, since they had to give up the top pick this year after trading up for the number one pick last year, taking Bryce Young, who performed horribly (2-15). If the Patriots followed Yates’ wishes, they would be inviting the same problem.

“This would have to be motivated by New England not wanting to settle for the class’s QB3,” he wrote regarding the agreement.

Though Drake Maye of North Carolina may be selected, LSU’s Jayden Daniels is most likely going to be that quarterback three. Both may be stars, but they both have shortcomings. The Patriots don’t appear to have many reasons to forfeit a haul in order to advance.two places, albeit not as many inquiries as there are concerning Williams.

Pats’ Second-Round Pick Will Be Priceless
Yates wrote more about the agreement and contrasted it with a possible proposal from Washington.

Since the Bears would naturally be dropping one slot further back, the cost of rising to the top is a little more than the Commanders’ hypothetical offer.

The Patriots would forfeit the No. 34 pick in favor of the Commanders’ included second-round pick, which is No. 40. The Pats would need to really like Williams, or at the very least, strongly like two of the signal-callers over the third, since it’s a fairly large package.However, when coach Jerod Mayo takes over, New England also wants consistency behind center, so it might not be content to simply sign any of the top three players.