Three win-win trades for Round 1 of 2024 NFL Draft: Chiefs climb 23 spots for Travis Kelce’s successor?

Every team has a chance to help itself in the 2024 NFL Draft — but which teams might end up helping each other?

Trades are one of the more intriguing elements of the draft, especially when it comes to swaps that benefit all parties. So before Round 1 kicks off in Detroit on April 25, we wanted to dream up three potential win-win deals involving first-round picks that could boost the fortunes of everyone involved. These are not predicted trades; rather, these are hypothetical exchanges that make sense in terms of value and team need.

GIANTS RECEIVE:

• 2024 first-round pick (No. 3 overall) | 2,200 points

PATRIOTS RECEIVE:

• 2024 first-round pick (No. 6 overall) | 1,600 points
• 2024 second-round pick (No. 47) | 430 points
• 2024 third-round pick (No. 70) | 240 points
• 2025 second-round pick | 400 points (valued at the 18th pick in the round)

COST: Giants pay a 21% premium (2,670 points) to move into the top three for a quarterback.

Why New England wins: Most signs point to the Patriots taking a quarterback at No. 3 overall, and I certainly get it. New regime in New England, new face of the franchise, highly touted QB class, etc. The thing is, signal-caller is far from the only hole Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf must fill to return this franchise to prominence. The Patriots need an infusion of offensive talent in the worst way, with arguably the least proven set of skill players in the entire conference. Not one player on the current roster had more than 50 catches or 600 receiving yards last year. In fact, the franchise hasn’t had a 900-yard receiver since Julian Edelman in 2019 (1,117). So rather than drop another first-round quarterback into an unenviable situation — and waste a year (or two) of his team-friendly rookie contract — the Pats’ brain trust, benefitting from the patience that typically is shown to new hires, decides to slide down three spots, where they’re all but guaranteed one of the Big Three at receiver. They also pick up multiple second-round selections to help further bolster the supporting cast for when they do decide to cross the Jacob Brissett bridge