Drew Lock: I'd Rather Go to Right Team Than No. 1 to Bad Team in 2019 NFL Draft

Missouri quarterback Drew Lock favors fit over clout. 

Ahead of the first day of the 2019 NFL draft on Thursday, Lock spoke to Patriots.com columnist Don Banks and said his main concern is being picked by the team that suits him best regardless of when he's selected: 

"I'd 100 percent go 32nd to the right team than No. 1 to a bad team. If that happened (being drafted by the Patriots), I'd be honored for sure. Tom (Brady)'s obviously there for a couple more years, but to be able to sit behind a guy like that and learn from one of the best quarterbacks of all time—if not the best—I think that's an ideal situation for any quarterback."

New England, not so coincidentally, will pick at No. 32 Thursday night. 

Banks added that rumblings suggest Lock is the quarterback prospect most likely to drop in the first round. 

Should Lock get his wish, NFL Network's Charley Casserly believes he is a good fit as Brady's successor: 

"I think he's too good to pass up here. They have needs of tight end, pass rusher, wide receiver, but to me, this guy would be the highest-graded guy on my board. Now, I do think this guy has a future to be a starter in the league. I feel confident about that. 

"Now, you got the guy for five years. Brady will be 46 by then! He's bound to retire at that point."

In the same segment, Bucky Brooks compared Lock to Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. Lock has been praised for his exceptional arm strength, and Stafford has long been touted as having one of the strongest arms in the league.

At Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Lock reacted to the comparisons he's drawing to a different NFL gunslinger: 

The 6'4", 228-pound prospect set an SEC single-season touchdown record as a junior at Missouri in 2017 with 44 touchdowns. Last season, he threw for 3,498 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight picks with a career-high 62.9 percent completion rate.

Lock has had predraft visits with the New York Giants (No. 6 overall), Denver Broncos (No. 10 overall), Green Bay Packers (No. 12 overall) and Washington Redskins (No. 15 overall).

Meanwhile, the Patriots are reportedly showing "a ton of interest" in West Virginia quarterback Will Grier, per Tony Pauline of Draft Analyst.