List of New England Patriots first-round draft picks

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. They are a member of the American Football Conference East Division (AFC East). The team began as the Boston Patriots in the American Football League, which merged with the National Football League in 1970. In 1971, the team relocated to Foxborough, where they became the New England Patriots. Since its establishment in 1960, the franchise has selected 64 players in the first round, five of these being the first overall pick.

Jim Plunkett was the number 1 overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft.

The NFL Draft, which is officially known as the "Player Selection Meeting",[1] is held each April. The draft is used as the primary means to distribute newly available talent (primarily from college football) equitably amongst the teams. Selections are made in reverse order based on the previous season's record, i.e., the club with the worst record from the previous season selects first. Through 2009, only two exceptions were made to this order: the Super Bowl champion always selects last (32nd), and the Super Bowl loser second to last (31st). Beginning in 2010, teams making the playoffs have been seeded in reverse order depending upon how far they advance.[2] The draft consists of seven rounds. Teams have the option of trading selections for players, cash and/or other selections (including future year selections). Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[3] The Patriots traded their first-round pick six times (1972, 1974, 2000, 2009, 2013, and 2017).[4] In 2016, their first-round pick was stripped as punishment for the Deflategate incident.[5]

Ron Burton, a running back from Northwestern, was the first player to be drafted to the Patriots team. He was selected third overall in the 1960 American Football League Draft. Jim Plunkett, a quarterback from Stanford, was the Patriots' first selection in the 1971 NFL Draft. The Patriots have selected first overall five times, drafting Jack Concannon in 1964, Plunkett in 1971, Kenneth Sims in 1982, Irving Fryar in 1984, and Drew Bledsoe in 1993. The team has selected third overall once and fourth overall three times.[4] Through 2017, two Patriots first-round draft picks have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Hannah and Mike Haynes.[6] Twenty Patriots first-round draft picks have been selected for the Pro Bowl.[7] The team's most recent first-round draft pick was N'Keal Harry, a wide receiver from Arizona State University.

Key
Table key
^ Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 *  Selected number one overall
† Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
— The Patriots did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Year Each year links to an article about that particular AFL, Common, or NFL Draft.
Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
Position Indicates the position of the player in the NFL
College The player's college football team
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard HB Halfback K Placekicker KR Kick returner
LB Linebacker LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback
RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TB Tailback
TE Tight end WR Wide receiver        

Player selections
John Hannah, drafted in 1973, was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
Sam Cunningham, who was selected 11th overall in 1974, played for the Patriots for all ten seasons of his career. He made a Pro Bowl appearance in 1978.
Drew Bledsoe was the most recent Patriots player to be the #1 overall draft pick when he was selected in 1993.
After being drafted in 2005, Logan Mankins went on to be selected as an All-Pro in 2010 and make six Pro Bowl appearances as a Patriot.
Dont'a Hightower, who was the 25th pick overall in 2012, was one of the four players who represented the Patriots at the 2017 Pro Bowl.
Malcom Brown was selected 32nd overall in the 2015 Draft. He finished his rookie season with 48 tackles and 3.0 sacks.
New England Patriots first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
Boston Patriots (1960–1970)
1960 1 Ron Burton RB Northwestern a
1961 2 Tommy Mason Tulane b
1962 6 Gary Collins WR Maryland c
1963 7 Art Graham Boston College d
1964 1 Jack Concannon * QB e
1965 7 Jerry Rush OT Michigan State f
1966 3 Karl Singer Purdue d
1967 21 John Charles CB
1968 6 Dennis Byrd DE NC State
1969 Ron Sellers WR Florida State
1970 4 Phil Olsen DT Utah State
New England Patriots (1971–present)
1971 1 Jim Plunkett * QB Stanford
1972 — — No pick — — g
1973 4 John Hannah ^ OG Alabama
11 Sam Cunningham † RB USC h
19 Darryl Stingley WR Purdue i
1974 — — No pick — — j
1975 16 Russ Francis † TE Oregon
1976 5 Mike Haynes ^ CB Arizona State
12 Pete Brock C Colorado k
21 Tim Fox † S Ohio State l
1977 16 Raymond Clayborn † CB Texas m
25 Stanley Morgan † WR Tennessee
1978 18 Bob Cryder OG Alabama
1979 25 Rick Sanford CB South Carolina
1980 14 Roland James Tennessee
25 Vagas Ferguson RB Notre Dame n
1981 19 Brian Holloway † OT Stanford
1982 1 Kenneth Sims * DE Texas
27 Lester Williams DT Miami (FL) o
1983 15 Tony Eason QB Illinois
1984 1 Irving Fryar * WR Nebraska p
1985 28 Trevor Matich C BYU q
1986 26 Reggie Dupard RB SMU
1987 23 Bruce Armstrong † OT Louisville
1988 17 John Stephens † RB Northwestern State
1989 16 Hart Lee Dykes WR Oklahoma State
1990 8 Chris Singleton LB Arizona r
10 Ray Agnew DE NC State s
1991 11 Pat Harlow OT USC t
14 Leonard Russell RB Arizona State u
1992 13 Eugene Chung OT Virginia Tech v
1993 1 Drew Bledsoe * QB Washington State
1994 4 Willie McGinest † DE USC
1995 23 Ty Law ^ CB Michigan
1996 7 Terry Glenn † WR Ohio State
1997 29 Chris Canty CB Kansas State
1998 18 Robert Edwards RB Georgia w
22 Tebucky Jones CB Syracuse
1999 17 Damien Woody † C Boston College x
28 Andy Katzenmoyer LB Ohio State y
2000 — — No pick — — z
2001 6 Richard Seymour † DT Georgia
2002 21 Daniel Graham TE Colorado aa
2003 13 Ty Warren DT Texas A&M bb
2004 21 Vince Wilfork † Miami (FL) cc
32 Benjamin Watson TE Georgia
2005 Logan Mankins † OG Fresno State
2006 21 Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota
2007 24 Brandon Meriweather † S Miami (FL) dd
2008 10 Jerod Mayo † LB Tennessee ee
2009 — — No pick — — ff
2010 27 Devin McCourty † CB/S Rutgers gg
2011 17 Nate Solder OT Colorado
2012 21 Chandler Jones † DE Syracuse
25 Dont'a Hightower † LB Alabama
2013 — — No pick — — hh
2014 29 Dominique Easley DT Florida
2015 32 Malcom Brown Texas
2016 — — No pick — — ii
2017 jj
2018 23 Isaiah Wynn OT Georgia
31 Sony Michel RB
2019 32 N'Keal Harry WR Arizona State
2020 — — No pick — — kk

Notes
  • b Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  • c Drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  • d Also drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL; stayed with the Patriots
  • e Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  • f Drafted by the Detroit Lions of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  • g The Patriots traded their #17 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams.[8]
  • h Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams.[9]
  • i Acquired from the Chicago Bears.[9]
  • j The Patriots traded their #9 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers.[10]
  • k Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers.[11]
  • l Acquired from the Houston Oilers.[11]
  • m Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers.[12]
  • n Acquired from the Houston Oilers.[13]
  • o Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers.[14]
  • p Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[15]
  • q Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers.[16]
  • r Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks.[17]
  • s Acquired from the Indianapolis Colts through the Seattle Seahawks.[17]
  • t Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings through the Dallas Cowboys.[18]
  • u Acquired from the New Orleans Saints through the Dallas Cowboys.[18]
  • v Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings through the Dallas Cowboys [19]
  • w Acquired from the New York Jets in compensation for losing restricted free agent Curtis Martin.[20]
  • x Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks.[21]
  • y Acquired from the New York Jets in compensation for losing Bill Parcells.[21]
  • z The Patriots forfeited their #16 overall pick to the Jets in compensation for hiring Bill Belichick.[22]
  • aa Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers through the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins.[23]
  • bb Acquired from the Washington Redskins through the New York Jets and Chicago Bears.[24]
  • cc Acquired from the Baltimore Ravens.[25]
  • dd Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks.[26]
  • ee Acquired from the New Orleans Saints.[27]
  • ff The Patriots traded their #23 overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens.[28]
  • gg Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys.[29]
  • hh The Patriots traded their #29 overall pick to the Minnesota Vikings.[30]
  • ii The Patriots had their 1st-round pick stripped as punishment for the Deflategate incident.[5]
  • jj The Patriots traded their #32 overall pick to the New Orleans Saints.[31]
  • kk The Patriots traded their #23 overall pick to the Los Angeles Chargers.

References

General
  • "NFL Draft History: Full Draft – by Team". NFL.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

Specific
  1. Branch, John (April 9, 2000). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  2. Duffy, Mike (March 26, 2009). "New Draft Order, More Rule Changes". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  3. Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
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  5. "Patriots Deflategate Punishment". Sports Illustrated. May 12, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  6. "Hall of Famers by franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  7. "Boston/New England All-Pros and Pro Bowlers". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  8. "Pro Football Draft History 1972". Pro-Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
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  10. "Pro Football Draft History 1974". Pro-Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
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  13. "Pro Football Draft History 1980". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  14. "Pro Football Draft History 1981". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  15. "Pro Football Draft History 1984". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  16. "Pro Football Draft History 1985". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  17. "Pro Football Draft History 1990". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  18. "Pro Football Draft History 1991". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  19. "Pro Football Draft History 1992". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  20. "Pro Football Draft History 1998". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  21. "Pro Football Draft History 1999". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  22. "Pro Football Draft History 2000". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  23. "Pro Football Draft History 2002". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  24. "Pro Football Draft History 2003". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  25. "Pro Football Draft History 2004". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  26. "Pro Football Draft History 2007". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  27. "Pro Football Draft History 2008". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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  30. "Pro Football Draft History 2013". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  31. "Pro Football Draft History 2017". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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