5 2024 NFL Draft takeaways from the first days of free agency, including the Patriots' QB plans

While we’re all still fully engrossed in what’s happening with the first week of 2024 NFL Free Agency, it’s really not too early to think about how this will impact next month’s 2024 NFL Draft.

While nothing has really swayed us from thinking that the Chicago Bears will take quarterback Caleb Williams, a few big dominoes have fallen that do shape how we think the first 10 picks will play out in April. Nothing is ever concrete, but you can connect the dots and begin to suspect what might happen.

From one team solidifying its plans to likely take a quarterback and another team taking themselves out of the quarterback conversation, here are our five biggest takeaways for how these first few days of free agency have influenced what NFL teams might be thinking on draft night.