Before the Patriots can restock their cupboard this offseason, it’s time to take stock of what’s already inside.

This is not a list of the Patriots’ best players, nor their best contracts nor their best draft picks. It is a combined list of 10 players and draft picks that would carry the most value in hypothetical trade talks this offseason.

A player’s trade value weighs his past performance, positional value, contract, age and availability. For example, Pro Bowl-caliber players who are injury prone may carry similar value to those who produce at a lower level but never miss a game. Additionally, if a young player is under a team-friendly contract or rookie deal, his value is higher than a veteran of a similar caliber who is being paid more.

Consider Drake Maye. He plays the most valuable position in the sport, is 22 years old, one season into a cost-controlled rookie contact. His trade value is immensely higher than say Matthew Stafford, even if Stafford is an appreciably better quarterback right now. Stafford turns 37 next week, plays on a more expensive contract and is well into the back nine of his career.

Maye is where we begin our rankings.

All contract information is courtesy of Over the Cap, reflecting both years remaining and total cap hits for the team.

1. QB Drake Maye: The crown jewel. The face of the franchise. The most coveted type of asset in all of football. Maye is one of the most untradeable assets in the NFL. If he’s not in the top 10, he’s close; a group that includes only the league’s best quarterbacks and players like Minnesota WR Justin Jefferson, who rank as the best at other premium positions.

Maye’s untapped potential at 22 is one thing. His obvious physical gifts are another. But it was Maye’s play this season, while shouldering the league’s second-worst pass protection and a bottom-5 receiving corps, that speaks loudest. If Maye can already drive and power a hopeless offense by himself, and supply league-average play as a rookie, what can’t he do next?

2. CB Christian Gonzalez: Would most NFL teams trade the No. 4 overall pick for Christian Gonzalez? The answer here is yes, which by definition makes Gonzalez more valuable than the Patriots’ last remaining elite asset.

Like Maye, Gonzalez is only 22. Unlike Maye, he’s already established himself as one of the best players at his position. So long as he stays healthy, Gonzalez isn’t going anywhere.

3. 2025 first-round pick: The Patriots are scheduled to make their first selection at No. 4 overall.

A look at the last dozen players to get drafted fourth overall shows the potential of the pick: WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (Arizona), CB Sauce Gardner (N.Y. Jets), CB Denzel Ward (Cleveland), RB Leonard Fournette (Jacksonville), RB Ezekiel Elliott (Dallas), WR Amari Cooper (Oakland/Las Vegas).

4. 2025 second-round pick: The Patriots are projected to make their second selection at 38th overall, a pick that shows the hit-and-miss nature of a selection here.

5. 2025 third-round pick: The Patriots are projected to make their third selection at 69th overall. If history is any guide, the Patriots may be able to nab a wide receiver in this spot.

6. 2025 third-round pick (via Atlanta): The Patriots are projected to make their fourth selection at 77th overall, an extra third-round pick they added in the Matthew Judon trade this summer. At this stage of the draft, picks are closer to dart throws, but there have been a few hits.

7. DL Christian Barmore: The most difficult projection on this list at the age of 25. At the peak of his powers, Barmore is one of the most destructive defensive tackles in football. If he was at full health, his value might reach a high second-round pick, if not the back end of the first round. Alas, Barmore’s blood clots have clouded his future.

8. 2025 fourth-round pick: Pending compensatory draft picks to be announced later this offseason, the Patriots can expect to make their fourth-round pick around No. 107 overall.

9. TE Hunter Henry: More solid than spectacular, the 30-year-old Henry tied for the team lead in catches and topped all Patriots with 674 receiving yards this season. He’s twice served as the go-to target for a rookie quarterback in New England, first working with Mac Jones and now Maye. Henry is in the back end of his prime, as a proven starter who can play in-line and out in space.

10. DL Keion White: Another difficult call. White, 26, is an uber talented power player, but his play fell off over the second half of the season. He tallied four sacks in the first two weeks, then a single sack the rest of the year. His run defense ran hot and cold.