Snapshot Of Patriots' 11 Picks In 2016 NFL Draft
BOSTON (CBS) -- The NFL Draft is less than a month away.
At least it is for 31 of the NFL teams. As for the Patriots, they'll have to wait for Day 2 of the draft to make their first selection, thanks to Roger Goodell's DeflateGate punishment that took away New England's first-round pick this year and a fourth-round pick in 2017.
Robert Kraft wrote a little note to Goodell asking for those picks back but the commish laughed off that request, making Bill Belichick's job a little harder come late April. But he still has 11 draft picks to work with, including five sixth rounders, and as we've seen the coach do several times over the years he'll likely turn a few of those into a higher selection or more picks for future drafts. The four picks the Patriots own in the first three rounds are tied for the most with Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver, so Belichick should have the ammo to pull off a trade if he sees fit.
Here's a quick snap shot of the Patriots' 2016 Draft Picks, with some notable names taken in those selections over the years.
- Second round -- No. 60 overall
Notable Picks: WR Golden Tate (Seattle, 2011); RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville, 2006); CB Darren Sharper (Green Bay, 1997)
- Second round -- No. 61 overall (acquired from Arizona in Chandler Jones trade)
Notable Picks: WR Allen Robinson (Jacksonville, 2015); RB Eddie Lacey (Green Bay, 2014); DB Sean Smith (Miami, 2009); TE Martellus Bennet (Dallas, 2008); WR Vincent Jackson (San Diego, 2005); CB Brian Dawkins (Philadelphia, 1996)
- Third round -- No. 91 overall
Notable Picks: WR John Brown (Arizona, 2014); DB Duron Harmon (New England, 2013); LB NaVorro Bowman (San Francisco, 2010); TE Jermichael Finley (Green Bay, 2008); RB Brian Westbrook (Philadelphia, 2002); DE/LB Mike Vrabel (Pittsburgh, 1997)
- Third round -- No. 96 overall (compensatory pick)
Notable Picks: DE Charles Haley (San Francisco, 1986)
- Sixth round -- No. 196 overall (acquired from Houston in Keshawn Martin trade)
Notable Picks: RB Terrell Davis (Denver, 1995)
- Sixth round -- No. 204 overall (acquired from Chicago in Martellus Bennett trade)
- Sixth round -- No. 208 overall (compensatory pick)
Notable Picks: RB Fred McCrary (Jacksonville, 1995)
- Sixth round -- No. 214 overall (compensatory pick)
- Sixth round -- No. 221 overall (compensatory pick)
- Seventh round -- No. 243 overall (acquired from Houston in Ryan Mallett trade)
- Seventh round -- No. 250 overall
Notable Picks: RB Rashad Jennings (Jacksonville, 2009); RB Ahmad Bradshaw (New York Giants, 2007); QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (St. Louis, 2005)
The 2016 NFL Draft gets underway in Chicago on Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m. with the first round, with rounds two and three held on Friday, April 29 beginning at 7 p.m.. The draft concludes on Saturday, April 30 with rounds 4-7, beginning at noon.
