How far can the Patriots trade up in the 2023 NFL Draft?

The New England Patriots have the 14th and 46th overall picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. Could they leverage those picks to make a big trade up?  I recently advocated for the team to not trade up in the 2023 NFL Draft, but could they make a sizeable jump if they wanted to?

To figure this out, I’m going to use the NFL Trade Value Chart.  NFL teams around the league use something similar to use.  The chart assigns numerical values to draft picks; the higher the pick, the higher value it has.

This works well when draft picks are traded during the draft.  For example, a team might want to trade their two second round picks to hope back into the first round, and the values of those picks are likely similar in hopes to facilitate the deal.

The Patriots’ 14th overall pick is worth 1,100 points on the chart.

The Patriots’ 46th overall pick is worth 440 points on the chart.  Together, their first and second round picks are worth 1,540 points.

The Las Vegas Raiders hold the 7th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, which is worth 1,500 points, and the Lions’ 6th overall pick is worth 1,600 points, so according to the chart, the Pats’ first and second rounds picks packaged in a trade might be able to get them inside the top 10 of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Their third round pick adds another 210 points, so their first three picks have similar value to the 5th overall pick, held by the Seattle Seahawks.  It’s obviously unclear whether or not any teams picking within the top 10 would be willing to take a theoretical Pats’ offer of their first and second round picks, but getting that high could get them a top QB prospect if they wanted.

A top offensive lineman prospect, perhaps someone like Peter Skoronski, could be available there, too.