As the NFL draft is quickly approaching, there are teams that are heavily pursuing a way to trade up in the top 5 picks of this years draft. While it is now almost certain that the Chicago Bears are expected to take Caleb Williams, and the Washington Commanders will follow up with another quarterback, but after that there are teams that could be willing to trade down in the draft.
NFL Insider Claims Two Teams Are Strongly Pushing To Move Up
NFL insider Dan Graziano Reported on SportsCenter that both the Las Vegas Raiders and the Minnesota Vikings are the two teams that are making the strongest push to trade into the top 5 picks to select a quarterback that they feel will not be on the board by the time they are picking. Per the insider, these moves will heavily depend on what Washington will do with their second overall pick.
“Washington takes Jayden Daniels (at No. 2), that might make the Vikings or the Raiders less motivated to go up if Daniels is the guy they like over Drake Maye,” Graziano said. “If Washington takes Maye, and the Vikings and Raiders both want Daniels, all of a sudden that Patriots pick at number three becomes very valuable.”
So whoever Washington picks may very well be the guy that either of these teams is looking for in which case there would be no desire to trade up. If however, the guy they want is on the board by pick 3 or 4, there may be some blockbuster trades going down during the draft.
Minnesota Vikings Are Primed For A Blockbuster Trade
The Vikings are most primed to be able to make a trade package that would be worthy to trade into the top five in this years draft as they sit with both the No. 11 and No. 23 picks in the first round. While Las Vegas is sitting with the 13th selection overall and no other first round selections. While they can give up future first rounders that is not as tempting as two first round picks right now.
“Those are two teams that have the motivation, and the means, to move up if they want to,” Graziano said.
We will have to wait and see if any major moves are made in the draft but all signs are pointing to at least one monster trade come draft time.
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