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 | |
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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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