New England Patriots
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 184 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-1.1
Across 184 graded picks
Hit Rate
21%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
+4 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲OL42p
+86.4▼WR20p
-123.1Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Rounds 4-5
4th▼Round 3
22ndBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob GronkowskiTop Steal 2010 · TE · Arizona | 93.7 | #42→#3 | +68.8 | |
| Julian EdelmanTop Steal 2009 · WR · Kent St. | 61.4 | #232→#7 | +57.5 | |
| Shaq MasonTop Steal 2015 · OL · Georgia Tech | 63.2 | #131→#6 | +53.7 | |
| Joe ThuneyTop Steal 2016 · OL · North Carolina St. | 67.3 | #78→#11 | +51.3 | |
| Michael OnwenuTop Steal 2020 · OL · Michigan | 54.1 | #182→#16 | +48.2 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole StrangeBust 2022 · OL · Chattanooga | 1.4 | #29→#132 | -28.2 | |
| Ras-I DowlingBust 2011 · DB · Virginia | 0.4 | #33→#163 | -27.7 | |
| Chad JacksonBust 2006 · WR · Florida | 0.0 | #36→#175 | -26.9 | |
| Ron BraceBust 2009 · DT · Boston Col. | 0.4 | #40→#154 | -25.2 | |
| Joejuan WilliamsBust 2019 · DB · Vanderbilt | -0.1 | #45→#189 | -24.1 |
Pick Range Performance
How New England Patriots performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
184 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
202511 picks-111.610th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Will CampbellEarly Promise OL · LSU | 1 | 2025 | 10.8 | -32.1 | 13 |
| TreVeyon HendersonEarly Promise RB · Ohio St. | 2 | 2025 | 9.4 | -16.8 | 17 |
| Kyle WilliamsEarly WR · Washington St. | 3 | 2025 | -0.1 | -18.1 | 17 |
| Jared WilsonEarly OL · Georgia | 3 | 2025 | -1.0 | -14.0 | 13 |
| Craig WoodsonRising Star S · California | 4 | 2025 | 16.5 | +4.9 | 17 |
| Joshua FarmerEarly DT · Florida St. | 4 | 2025 | -0.7 | -9.8 | 13 |
| Bradyn SwinsonEarly DE · LSU | 5 | 2025 | -0.1 | -8.6 | 3 |
| Andres BorregalesEarly K · Miami (FL) | 6 | 2025 | 0.2 | -5.7 | 17 |
| Marcus BryantEarly OL · Missouri | 7 | 2025 | -0.2 | -4.4 | 12 |
| Julian AshbyEarly OL · Vanderbilt | 7 | 2025 | 0.0 | -3.6 | 17 |
| Kobee MinorEarly DB · Memphis | 7 | 2025 | 0.2 | -3.3 | 4 |
20248 picks-88.724th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Drake MayeRising Star QB · North Carolina | 1 | 2024 | 37.8 | -5.8 | 30 |
| Ja'Lynn PolkEarly WR · Washington | 2 | 2024 | -1.3 | -27.9 | 15 |
| Caedan WallaceEarly OL · Penn St. | 3 | 2024 | -0.5 | -18.7 | 10 |
| Layden RobinsonEarly OL · Texas A&M | 4 | 2024 | -1.3 | -13.2 | 13 |
| Javon BakerEarly WR · Central Florida | 4 | 2024 | -0.5 | -11.6 | 11 |
| Marcellas DialEarly DB · South Carolina | 6 | 2024 | -0.3 | -6.3 | 17 |
| Joe MiltonEarly QB · Tennessee | 6 | 2024 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 5 |
| Jaheim BellEarly TE · Florida St. | 7 | 2024 | 0.0 | -3.9 | 15 |
202312 picks-57.610th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Christian Gonzalez DB · Oregon | 1 | 2023 | 29.1 | -6.1 | 34 |
| Keion White DE · Georgia Tech | 2 | 2023 | 10.9 | -12.8 | 47 |
| Marte Mapu S · Sacramento St. | 3 | 2023 | 3.9 | -12.5 | 44 |
| Jake Andrews OL · Troy | 4 | 2023 | 2.0 | -9.5 | 32 |
| Chad Ryland K · Maryland | 4 | 2023 | 0.1 | -10.8 | 47 |
| Sidy Sow OL · Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2023 | 1.7 | -8.8 | 29 |
| Atonio Mafi OL · UCLA | 5 | 2023 | -1.3 | -10.0 | 23 |
| Kayshon Boutte WR · LSU | 6 | 2023 | 12.2 | +6.6 | 34 |
| Bryce Baringer P · Michigan St. | 6 | 2023 | 1.4 | -4.0 | 51 |
| DeMario DouglasLikely Steal WR · Liberty | 6 | 2023 | 19.6 | +15.0 | 48 |
| Ameer Speed DB · Michigan St. | 6 | 2023 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 17 |
| Isaiah Bolden DB · Jackson St. | 7 | 2023 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 14 |
202210 picks-68.920th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Cole StrangeBust OL · Chattanooga | 1 | 2022 | 1.4 | -28.2 | 44 |
| Tyquan ThorntonBust WR · Baylor | 2 | 2022 | 1.8 | -20.8 | 42 |
| Marcus Jones DB · Houston | 3 | 2022 | 26.5 | +11.8 | 48 |
| Jack Jones DB · Arizona St. | 4 | 2022 | 12.0 | +1.8 | 59 |
| Pierre Strong RB · South Dakota St. | 4 | 2022 | 1.2 | -8.6 | 46 |
| Bailey Zappe QB · Western Kentucky | 4 | 2022 | -0.3 | -9.4 | 15 |
| Kevin Harris RB · South Carolina | 6 | 2022 | 1.1 | -4.7 | 9 |
| Sam Roberts DE · NW Missouri St. | 6 | 2022 | 2.2 | -2.8 | 20 |
| Chasen Hines OL · LSU | 6 | 2022 | 0.0 | -4.6 | |
| Andrew Stueber OL · Michigan | 7 | 2022 | 0.3 | -3.4 | 7 |
20218 picks-8.610th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Mac Jones QB · Alabama | 1 | 2021 | 36.0 | -0.3 | 63 |
| Christian Barmore DE · Alabama | 2 | 2021 | 24.5 | -1.7 | 65 |
| Ronnie Perkins DE · Oklahoma | 3 | 2021 | -1.0 | -13.9 | 7 |
| Rhamondre StevensonTop Steal RB · Oklahoma | 4 | 2021 | 39.8 | +29.5 | 70 |
| Cameron McGrone LB · Michigan | 5 | 2021 | -0.4 | -6.6 | 27 |
| Joshuah Bledsoe S · Missouri | 6 | 2021 | -0.4 | -6.0 | 4 |
| William Sherman OL · Colorado | 6 | 2021 | -0.9 | -6.0 | 8 |
| Tre Nixon WR · Central Florida | 7 | 2021 | 0.0 | -3.7 | |
202010 picks-9.416th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Kyle Dugger S · Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 | 2020 | 20.8 | -5.8 | 90 |
| Joshua Uche LB · Michigan | 2 | 2020 | 15.4 | -4.7 | 76 |
| Anfernee Jennings LB · Alabama | 3 | 2020 | 13.3 | -1.0 | 75 |
| Devin Asiasi TE · UCLA | 3 | 2020 | -0.8 | -14.4 | 22 |
| Dalton Keene TE · Virginia Tech | 3 | 2020 | -0.6 | -12.8 | 7 |
| Justin Rohrwasser K · Marshall | 5 | 2020 | 0.0 | -7.5 | |
| Michael OnwenuTop Steal OL · Michigan | 6 | 2020 | 54.1 | +48.2 | 98 |
| Justin Herron OL · Wake Forest | 6 | 2020 | 2.7 | -2.5 | 35 |
| Cassh Maluia LB · Wyoming | 6 | 2020 | -0.1 | -4.9 | 9 |
| Dustin Woodard OL · Memphis | 7 | 2020 | 0.0 | -3.9 | |
201910 picks-63.826th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| N'Keal HarryBust WR · Arizona St. | 1 | 2019 | 5.4 | -23.1 | 49 |
| Joejuan WilliamsBust DB · Vanderbilt | 2 | 2019 | -0.1 | -24.1 | 42 |
| Chase Winovich DE · Michigan | 3 | 2019 | 10.0 | -6.2 | 56 |
| Damien Harris RB · Alabama | 3 | 2019 | 23.1 | +8.8 | 44 |
| Yodny Cajuste OL · West Virginia | 3 | 2019 | 2.5 | -9.7 | 17 |
| Hjalte FroholdtSteal OL · Arkansas | 4 | 2019 | 27.7 | +17.3 | 82 |
| Jarrett Stidham QB · Auburn | 4 | 2019 | 0.9 | -8.5 | 20 |
| Byron Cowart DT · Maryland | 5 | 2019 | -0.6 | -8.1 | 51 |
| Jake Bailey P · Stanford | 5 | 2019 | 0.8 | -6.4 | 109 |
| Ken Webster DB · Mississippi | 7 | 2019 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 17 |
20189 picks-28.022nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Isaiah Wynn OL · Georgia | 1 | 2018 | 31.7 | -0.6 | 56 |
| Sony Michel RB · Georgia | 1 | 2018 | 16.8 | -12.0 | 65 |
| Duke DawsonBust DB · Florida | 2 | 2018 | 0.6 | -20.5 | 26 |
| Ja'Whaun BentleySteal LB · Purdue | 5 | 2018 | 27.6 | +18.9 | 83 |
| Christian Sam LB · Arizona St. | 6 | 2018 | 0.0 | -6.1 | |
| Braxton Berrios WR · Miami (FL) | 6 | 2018 | 10.4 | +5.8 | 91 |
| Danny Etling QB · LSU | 7 | 2018 | 0.0 | -4.2 | |
| Keion Crossen DB · Western Carolina | 7 | 2018 | -1.0 | -4.7 | 76 |
| Ryan Izzo TE · Florida St. | 7 | 2018 | -1.0 | -4.6 | 19 |
20174 picks-15.726th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Derek Rivers DE · Youngstown St. | 3 | 2017 | -0.4 | -15.4 | 24 |
| Antonio Garcia OL · Troy | 3 | 2017 | 0.0 | -14.7 | |
| Deatrich Wise Jr. DE · Arkansas | 4 | 2017 | 24.0 | +14.5 | 128 |
| Conor McDermott OL · UCLA | 6 | 2017 | 4.5 | -0.0 | 55 |
20169 picks+66.75th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Cyrus Jones DB · Alabama | 2 | 2016 | 1.2 | -18.9 | 31 |
| Joe ThuneyTop Steal OL · North Carolina St. | 3 | 2016 | 67.3 | +51.3 | 163 |
| Jacoby BrissettSteal QB · North Carolina St. | 3 | 2016 | 29.6 | +16.0 | 101 |
| Vincent Valentine DT · Nebraska | 3 | 2016 | -0.2 | -13.1 | 16 |
| Malcolm Mitchell WR · Georgia | 4 | 2016 | 6.2 | -4.7 | 14 |
| Kamu Grugier-Hill LB · Eastern Illinois | 6 | 2016 | -0.7 | -5.3 | 132 |
| Elandon RobertsTop Steal LB · Houston | 6 | 2016 | 27.3 | +22.9 | 157 |
| Ted KarrasTop Steal OL · Illinois | 6 | 2016 | 26.9 | +22.7 | 160 |
| Devin Lucien WR · Arizona St. | 7 | 2016 | 0.0 | -4.1 | |
201511 picks+62.26th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Malcom Brown DT · Texas | 1 | 2015 | 35.3 | +6.8 | 106 |
| Jordan Richards S · Stanford | 2 | 2015 | 6.8 | -12.4 | 86 |
| Geneo Grissom DE · Oklahoma | 3 | 2015 | -0.4 | -13.1 | 37 |
| Trey FlowersTop Steal DE · Arkansas | 4 | 2015 | 59.1 | +46.9 | 79 |
| Tre' Jackson OL · Florida St. | 4 | 2015 | 7.0 | -4.0 | 13 |
| Shaq MasonTop Steal OL · Georgia Tech | 4 | 2015 | 63.2 | +53.7 | 152 |
| Joe Cardona OL · Navy | 5 | 2015 | 0.0 | -6.9 | 177 |
| Matthew Wells LB · Mississippi St. | 6 | 2015 | 0.0 | -6.1 | |
| A.J. Derby TE · Arkansas | 6 | 2015 | -0.5 | -5.4 | 25 |
| Darryl Roberts DB · Marshall | 7 | 2015 | 10.0 | +6.4 | 73 |
| Xzavier Dickson LB · Alabama | 7 | 2015 | 0.0 | -3.5 | |
20149 picks+18.411th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Dominique Easley DT · Florida | 1 | 2014 | 11.0 | -18.6 | 41 |
| Jimmy GaroppoloTop Steal QB · Eastern Illinois | 2 | 2014 | 45.1 | +25.4 | 85 |
| Bryan Stork OL · Florida St. | 4 | 2014 | 8.3 | -3.4 | 21 |
| James WhiteSteal RB · Wisconsin | 4 | 2014 | 25.6 | +16.0 | 95 |
| Cameron FlemingSteal OL · Stanford | 4 | 2014 | 25.6 | +16.7 | 118 |
| Jon Halapio OL · Florida | 6 | 2014 | 2.5 | -3.6 | 27 |
| Zach Moore DE · Concordia-St.Paul (MN) | 6 | 2014 | -0.6 | -5.7 | 26 |
| Jemea Thomas DB · Georgia Tech | 6 | 2014 | 0.0 | -4.7 | 2 |
| Jeremy Gallon WR · Michigan | 7 | 2014 | 0.0 | -3.7 | |
20137 picks+36.76th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jamie CollinsTop Steal LB · Southern Miss | 2 | 2013 | 56.4 | +34.3 | 125 |
| Aaron Dobson WR · Marshall | 2 | 2013 | 3.7 | -16.7 | 24 |
| Logan RyanSteal DB · Rutgers | 3 | 2013 | 33.2 | +18.2 | 154 |
| Duron HarmonTop Steal S · Rutgers | 3 | 2013 | 35.1 | +21.5 | 168 |
| Josh Boyce WR · TCU | 4 | 2013 | 0.2 | -11.9 | 10 |
| Michael Buchanan DE · Illinois | 7 | 2013 | -0.8 | -4.8 | 18 |
| Steve Beauharnais LB · Rutgers | 7 | 2013 | 0.0 | -3.8 | 5 |
20127 picks+48.98th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Chandler JonesTop Steal DE · Syracuse | 1 | 2012 | 68.0 | +34.8 | 154 |
| Dont'a HightowerTop Steal LB · Alabama | 1 | 2012 | 57.9 | +26.6 | 117 |
| Tavon Wilson S · Illinois | 2 | 2012 | 21.4 | -1.7 | 133 |
| Jake Bequette DE · Arkansas | 3 | 2012 | -0.3 | -14.1 | 8 |
| Nate Ebner S · Ohio St. | 6 | 2012 | 1.0 | -4.1 | 133 |
| Alfonzo Dennard DB · Nebraska | 7 | 2012 | 15.7 | +11.6 | 29 |
| Jeremy Ebert WR · Northwestern | 7 | 2012 | -0.3 | -4.1 | 5 |
20119 picks+16.315th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Nate SolderTop Steal OL · Colorado | 1 | 2011 | 60.4 | +25.2 | 146 |
| Ras-I DowlingBust DB · Virginia | 2 | 2011 | 0.4 | -27.7 | 12 |
| Shane Vereen RB · California | 2 | 2011 | 16.3 | -4.8 | 79 |
| Stevan Ridley RB · LSU | 3 | 2011 | 18.5 | +1.4 | 73 |
| Ryan Mallett QB · Arkansas | 3 | 2011 | -0.3 | -17.2 | 21 |
| Marcus CannonTop Steal OL · TCU | 5 | 2011 | 49.5 | +40.4 | 124 |
| Lee Smith TE · Marshall | 5 | 2011 | 15.9 | +8.4 | 149 |
| Markell Carter LB · Central Arkansas | 6 | 2011 | 0.0 | -5.3 | |
| Malcolm Williams DB · TCU | 7 | 2011 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 4 |
201012 picks+119.34th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Devin McCourtyTop Steal S · Rutgers | 1 | 2010 | 77.0 | +46.5 | 205 |
| Rob GronkowskiTop Steal TE · Arizona | 2 | 2010 | 93.7 | +68.8 | 143 |
| Jermaine Cunningham LB · Florida | 2 | 2010 | 11.8 | -10.0 | 38 |
| Brandon SpikesSteal LB · Florida | 2 | 2010 | 34.8 | +15.1 | 78 |
| Taylor Price WR · Ohio | 3 | 2010 | 0.8 | -13.0 | 6 |
| Aaron HernandezTop Steal TE · Florida | 4 | 2010 | 35.2 | +24.4 | 38 |
| Zoltan Mesko P · Michigan | 5 | 2010 | 0.2 | -8.0 | 55 |
| Ted Larsen OL · North Carolina St. | 6 | 2010 | 16.9 | +12.1 | 137 |
| Thomas Welch OL · Vanderbilt | 7 | 2010 | -0.3 | -4.9 | 27 |
| Brandon Deaderick DE · Alabama | 7 | 2010 | -0.8 | -4.4 | 60 |
| Kade Weston DT · Georgia | 7 | 2010 | 0.0 | -3.6 | |
| Zac Robinson QB · Oklahoma St. | 7 | 2010 | 0.0 | -3.6 | |
200912 picks+31.99th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Patrick Chung S · Oregon | 2 | 2009 | 37.2 | +9.5 | 153 |
| Ron BraceBust DT · Boston Col. | 2 | 2009 | 0.4 | -25.2 | 39 |
| Darius Butler DB · Connecticut | 2 | 2009 | 26.2 | +1.0 | 124 |
| Sebastian VollmerTop Steal OL · Houston | 2 | 2009 | 61.6 | +41.0 | 88 |
| Brandon Tate WR · North Carolina | 3 | 2009 | 2.3 | -12.7 | 127 |
| Tyrone McKenzie LB · South Florida | 3 | 2009 | 0.1 | -12.6 | 19 |
| Rich Ohrnberger OL · Penn St. | 4 | 2009 | 3.4 | -6.7 | 39 |
| George Bussey OL · Louisville | 5 | 2009 | 0.0 | -6.7 | |
| Jake Ingram OL · Hawaii | 6 | 2009 | 0.0 | -5.1 | 25 |
| Myron Pryor DT · Kentucky | 6 | 2009 | 0.4 | -4.3 | 24 |
| Julian EdelmanTop Steal WR · Kent St. | 7 | 2009 | 61.4 | +57.5 | 137 |
| Darryl Richard DT · Georgia Tech | 7 | 2009 | 0.0 | -3.8 | |
20087 picks-70.631st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jerod Mayo LB · Tennessee | 1 | 2008 | 37.9 | -1.2 | 103 |
| Terrence Wheatley DB · Colorado | 2 | 2008 | 0.6 | -19.1 | 12 |
| Shawn Crable LB · Michigan | 3 | 2008 | -0.4 | -16.4 | 6 |
| Kevin O'Connell QB · San Diego St. | 3 | 2008 | -0.3 | -13.5 | 2 |
| Jonathan Wilhite DB · Auburn | 4 | 2008 | -0.6 | -10.3 | 54 |
| Matthew Slater WR · UCLA | 5 | 2008 | 2.9 | -5.1 | 239 |
| Bo Ruud LB · Nebraska | 6 | 2008 | 0.0 | -5.1 | |
20079 picks-52.526th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Brandon Meriweather S · Miami (FL) | 1 | 2007 | 18.7 | -13.1 | 112 |
| Kareem Brown DT · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2007 | 0.0 | -9.8 | 1 |
| Clint Oldenburg OL · Colorado St. | 5 | 2007 | -0.2 | -6.8 | 2 |
| Justin Rogers LB · SMU | 6 | 2007 | 0.2 | -5.8 | 32 |
| Mike Richardson DB · Notre Dame | 6 | 2007 | -0.5 | -5.4 | 22 |
| Justise Hairston RB · Central Connecticut St. | 6 | 2007 | 0.0 | -4.6 | |
| Corey Hilliard OL · Oklahoma St. | 6 | 2007 | 5.8 | +1.2 | 47 |
| Oscar Lua LB · USC | 7 | 2007 | 0.0 | -4.5 | |
| Mike Elgin OL · Iowa | 7 | 2007 | 0.0 | -3.6 | |
200610 picks-36.423rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Laurence Maroney RB · Minnesota | 1 | 2006 | 19.2 | -14.0 | 49 |
| Chad JacksonBust WR · Florida | 2 | 2006 | 0.0 | -26.9 | 18 |
| David Thomas TE · Texas | 3 | 2006 | 14.1 | -0.4 | 80 |
| Garrett Mills FB · Tulsa | 4 | 2006 | 0.0 | -11.6 | 16 |
| Stephen Gostkowski K · Memphis | 4 | 2006 | 6.3 | -4.1 | 219 |
| Ryan O'Callaghan OL · California | 5 | 2006 | 10.2 | +1.0 | 51 |
| Jeremy MinceyTop Steal DE · Florida | 6 | 2006 | 37.5 | +32.1 | 96 |
| Dan Stevenson OL · Notre Dame | 6 | 2006 | 0.0 | -4.8 | |
| Le Kevin Smith DT · Nebraska | 6 | 2006 | 1.0 | -3.7 | 45 |
| Willie Andrews DB · Baylor | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -4.0 | 30 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the New England Patriots's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in New England Patriots history?
Rob Gronkowski (TE), drafted #42 overall in 2010, is the New England Patriots's best value pick with +69 points over expected. In a redraft, Rob Gronkowski would go #3 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in New England Patriots history?
Cole Strange (OL), picked #29 in 2022, underperformed by 28 points vs. expected. Redraft value places Cole Strange at #132 overall.
How well do the New England Patriots draft?
From 2006–2025, the New England Patriots average -1.1 value over expected per pick across 184 graded selections. 21% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the New England Patriots's best draft class?
The 2010 class ranks 4th among all teams that year, with 12 picks averaging +9.9 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the New England Patriots had?
Since 2006, the New England Patriots have found 28 draft steals and had 20 busts or significant disappointments out of 184 graded picks.
