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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.

Selected number one overall Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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 [1]
1961 ?? Tommy Mason RB Tulane [2]
1962 6 Gary Collins WR Maryland [3]
1963 7 Art Graham WR Boston College [4]
1964 1 Jack Concannon QB Boston College [5]
1965 ?? Dave McCormick OT LSU [6]
?? Jerry Rush OT Michigan State [7]
1966 ?? Karl Singer OT Purdue [4]
?? Willie Townes DE Tulsa [8]
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 [9]
1973 4 John Hannah OG Alabama
11 Sam Cunningham RB USC [10]
19 Darryl Stingley WR Purdue [11]
1974 No first-round draft pick [12]
1975 16 Russ Francis TE Oregon
1976 5 Mike Haynes CB Arizona State
12 Pete Brock C Colorado [13]
21 Tim Fox S Ohio State [14]
1977 16 Raymond Clayborn CB Texas [15]
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 [16]
1981 19 Brian Holloway OT Stanford
1982 1 Kenneth Sims DE Texas
27 Lester Williams DT Miami (FL) [17]
1983 15 Tony Eason QB Illinois
1984 1 Irving Fryar WR Nebraska [18]
1985 28 Trevor Matich C BYU [19]
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 [20]
10 Ray Agnew DE NC State [21]
1991 11 Pat Harlow OT USC [22]
14 Leonard Russell RB Arizona State [23]
1992 13 Eugene Chung OT Virginia Tech [24]
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 [25]
22 Tebucky Jones CB Syracuse
1999 17 Damien Woody C Boston College [26]
28 Andy Katzenmoyer LB Ohio State [27]
2000 No first-round draft pick [28]
2001 6 Richard Seymour DT Georgia
2002 21 Daniel Graham TE Colorado [29]
2003 13 Ty Warren DT Texas A&M [30]
2004 21 Vince Wilfork DT Miami (FL) [31]
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) [32]
2008 10 Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee [33]
2009 No first-round draft pick [34]
2010 27 Devin McCourty CB Rutgers [35]
2011 17 Nate Solder OT Colorado
2012 21 Chandler Jones DE Syracuse
25 Dont'a Hightower DE Alabama

Footnotes[]

  1. Territorial "bonus" pick; Also drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the NFL; stayed with the Patriots
  2. Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  3. Drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  4. 4.0 4.1 Also drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL; stayed with the Patriots
  5. Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  6. Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  7. Drafted by the Detroit Lions of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  8. Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL; did not stay with the Patriots
  9. The Patriots traded their #17 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1972
  10. Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams - Pro Football Draft History 1973
  11. Acquired from the Chicago Bears - Pro Football Draft History 1973
  12. The Patriots traded their #9 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers - Pro Football Draft History 1974
  13. Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers - Pro Football Draft History 1976
  14. Acquired from the Houston Oilers - Pro Football Draft History 1976
  15. Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers - Pro Football Draft History 1977
  16. Acquired from the Houston Oilers - Pro Football Draft History 1980
  17. Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers - Pro Football Draft History 1981
  18. Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Pro Football Draft History 1984
  19. Acquired from the San Francisco 49ers - Pro Football Draft History 1985
  20. Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks - Pro Football Draft History 1990
  21. Acquired from the Indianapolis Colts through the Seattle Seahawks - Pro Football Draft History 1990
  22. Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings through the Dallas Cowboys - Pro Football Draft History 1991
  23. Acquired from the New Orleans Saints through the Dallas Cowboys - Pro Football Draft History 1991
  24. Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings through the Dallas Cowboys - Pro Football Draft History 1992
  25. Acquired from the New York Jets in compensation for losing restricted free agent Curtis Martin - Pro Football Draft History 1998
  26. Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks - Pro Football Draft History 1999
  27. Acquired from the New York Jets in compensation for losing Bill Parcells - Pro Football Draft History 1999
  28. The Patriots forfeited their #16 overall pick to the Jets in compensation for hiring Bill Belichick - Pro Football Draft History 2000
  29. Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers through the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins - Pro Football Draft History 2002
  30. Acquired from the Washington Redskins through the New York Jets and Chicago Bears - Pro Football Draft History 2003
  31. Acquired from the Baltimore Ravens - Pro Football Draft History 2004
  32. Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks - Pro Football Draft History 2007
  33. Acquired from the New Orleans Saints - Pro Football Draft History 2008
  34. The Patriots traded their #23 overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens - Pro Football Draft History 2009
  35. Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys - Pro Football Draft History 2010
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