A key question for the Patriots heading into the draft is whether or not they’ll keep the No. 3 pick.

Eliot Wolf, the team’s de facto general manager, has said the team is open to a variety of scenarios including keeping the pick, trading down for more assets, or moving up to snag a player that they like.

Team president Jonathan Kraft is playing a substantial role in the team’s decision-making, Khari Thompson of The Boston Globe reports.  This according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.

“While GM Eliot Wolf is running point,” Russini wrote, “I’m told Patriots’ President Jonathan Kraft is heavily involved in the decision making.”

Could the Patriots end up making more than one trade in the first round? ESPN’s Adam Schefter said it could depend on how New England sees Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy.

“The Patriots, slated to pick No. 3, also have been fielding calls from teams,” Schefter wrote. “It would take a big offer for New England to move off that spot knowing it needs to come out of Round 1 with a quarterback, but the team has listened. And the Vikings, among others, have attempted to move up.”

“Some around the league believe if the Vikings can get as high as No. 3, their preference would be quarterback Drake Maye (North Carolina), who was coached in high school by Minnesota’s new quarterbacks coach Josh McCown,” Schefter continued. “But many are waiting to see how the Patriots value Maye vs. J.J. McCarthy (Michigan) and whether New England could make a play like the Cardinals, who made two trades in Round 1 a year ago.”

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