Patriots, Cardinals could move back, then back up in the 2024 NFL Draft

NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah has stated the Patriots and Cardinals could make their way all over the board in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Feb 27, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New England Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf during the / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The 2024 NFL Draft has arrived, and one analyst thinks the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals could be significant movers both down and up the board within the first five picks.

NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah has stated the Patriots could receive a haul to move back from the third overall pick, then look to come back up for the fourth quarterback off the board in a trade with the Cardinals. He then stated he's heard the Cardinals, in pursuit of wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., could then look to make a move with the Los Angeles Chargers to come back up and get the Ohio State standout.

Was asked this question- what's the wildest top 10 rumor? Here ya go:
MIN trade from 11 to 3 with NE
NE trade from 11 to 4 with AZ
AZ trade from 11 to 5 with LAC

You dizzy yet?
So it would be
3 MIN Drake
4 NE JJ
5 AZ MHJ
11 LAC ?

— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) April 25, 2024

A few key points stand out here. This would assume the Patriots have negligible grades between North Carolina's Drake Maye and Michigan's J.J. McCarthy. If they like Maye far more than McCarthy, however, I am not sure there is any amount of draft capital that is worth moving off of your potential face of the franchise.

Same can be said for the Cardinals. While the Chargers reportedly want to move out, and while the Cardinals made a similar move down then up the board a year ago, Los Angeles also has a glaring need at wide receiver. If Arizona moves off of pick No. 4, why would the Chargers pass on the best player in this year's draft class in Harrison Jr.?

Soon enough all of this madness will be parsed out. For now, the rumors remain hectic.