List of New England Patriots First-round Draft Picks

The following is a list of first-round draft picks selected by the New England Patriots. Since 1960, the Patriots have selected 61 players in the first round, five of these being the first overall pick. Due to trades, the team did not make a first round selection during the 1972, 1974, 2000, or 2009 drafts.

Draft Player name Position College Notes
Year Pick
American Football League Draft (1960–1966)
Boston Patriots (1960-1970)
1960 N/A Gerhard Schwedes RB Syracuse
1961 ?? Tommy Mason RB Tulane
1962 6 Gary Collins WR Maryland
1963 7 Art Graham WR Boston College
1964 1 Jack Concannon QB Boston College
1965 ?? Dave McCormick OT LSU
?? Jerry Rush OT Michigan State
1966 ?? Karl Singer OT Purdue
?? Willie Townes DE Tulsa
Common Draft (1967–1969)
1967 21 John Charles CB Purdue
1968 6 Dennis Byrd DE NC State
1969 6 Ron Sellers WR Florida State
Modern NFL Draft (1970–present)
1970 4 Phil Olsen DT Utah State
New England Patriots (1971–present)
1971 1 Jim Plunkett QB Stanford
1972 No first-round draft pick
1973 4 John Hannah OG Alabama
11 Sam Cunningham RB USC
19 Darryl Stingley WR Purdue
1974 No first-round draft pick
1975 16 Russ Francis TE Oregon
1976 5 Mike Haynes CB Arizona State
12 Pete Brock C Colorado
21 Tim Fox S Ohio State
1977 16 Raymond Clayborn CB Texas
25 Stanley Morgan WR Tennessee
1978 18 Bob Cryder OG Alabama
1979 25 Rick Sanford CB South Carolina
1980 14 Roland James CB Tennessee
25 Vagas Ferguson RB Notre Dame
1981 19 Brian Holloway OT Stanford
1982 1 Kenneth Sims DE Texas
27 Lester Williams DT Miami (FL)
1983 15 Tony Eason QB Illinois
1984 1 Irving Fryar WR Nebraska
1985 28 Trevor Matich C BYU
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
10 Ray Agnew DE NC State
1991 11 Pat Harlow OT USC
14 Leonard Russell RB Arizona State
1992 13 Eugene Chung OT Virginia Tech
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
22 Tebucky Jones CB Syracuse
1999 17 Damien Woody C Boston College
28 Andy Katzenmoyer LB Ohio State
2000 No first-round draft pick
2001 6 Richard Seymour DT Georgia
2002 21 Daniel Graham TE Colorado
2003 13 Ty Warren DT Texas A&M
2004 21 Vince Wilfork DT Miami (FL)
32 Benjamin Watson TE Georgia
2005 32 Logan Mankins OG Fresno State
2006 21 Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota
2007 24 Brandon Meriweather S Miami (FL)
2008 10 Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
2009 No first-round draft pick
2010 27 Devin McCourty CB Rutgers
2011 17 Nate Solder OT Colorado
2012 21 Chandler Jones DE Syracuse
25 Dont'a Hightower DE Alabama

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