New England Patriots backup quarterback Joe Milton has been the subject of trade speculation for much of the offseason. In fact, more than one team has expressed interest in the young passer.

According to a report by Karen Guregian and Mark Daniels of MassLive, the Patriots have received “multiple trade inquiries” for Milton. Whether those will evolve into actual trade negotiations remains to be seen, but it is clear that the 25-year-old is a player to watch with the NFL Draft less than a month away.

Milton originally joined the Patriots as a sixth-round selection last year after spending his college career at Michigan and Tennessee. He spent a majority of his rookie year as a No. 3 at the quarterback position behind fellow first-year QB Drake Maye and veteran Jacoby Brissett, but did see extensive action in the season finale.

Milton entered the Patriots’ Week 18 game against the Buffalo Bills in the early first quarter and led his team to a 23-16 victory. Along the way, he completed 22 of 29 pass attempts for 241 yards with a touchdown each as a thrower and a runner.

Even though Milton’s performance that game has to be taken with a grain of salt considering that Buffalo relied mostly on backups, it was nonetheless a promising display of his talents. Other dreams are apparently drawn to those as well, with Milton himself reportedly hoping to “be on a roster that best gives him a chance to compete for the starting job.”

Speaking at the NFL meetings in Palm Springs earlier this week, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel did not shoot down the idea of his team moving on from the sophomore QB.

“I think Joe did everything that they asked him to do last year. It sounds like in conversations that he worked extremely hard,” Vrabel said. “That’s tough when you’re a quarterback; everybody wants to play, everybody wants to be the starter, and that’s great to have that attitude. He was ready for his opportunity there late in the season, which I commend him on, just like I would any player that sat there and went through a long season, a difficult season and then got the opportunity, went out, won a football game, played well, helped his team win.

“Where that leads to, we’ll see as the draft approaches or where Joe is on April 7 to start our offseason program. But you have to give Joe credit for being ready to go, going from the third quarterback to being able to win that football game and stay ready and stay hungry.”

The Patriots are reportedly looking for a third-round selection should they move on from Milton.