Today in Patriots History
A Rugby Player and other April 28 Draft Picks
April 28, 1981:
46th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day One of the 1981 NFL Draft, Rounds 1-6
Sheraton Hotel, New York City
New Orleans takes Heisman Trophy winning RB George Rogers first overall.
The Giants consolation pick is North Carolina LB Lawrence Taylor.
- 1.19 -- OT
Brian Holloway, Stanford
- 2.47 -- RB
Tony Collins, East Carolina
- In a dumb move the Pats had traded their third round pick in 1980, for over-the-hill RB
Chuck Foreman.
- 4.102 - LB
Don Blackmon, Tulsa
- 5.130 - DT
Steve Clark, Kansas State
- 6.157 - G
Ron Wooten, North Carolina
April 28, 1982:
47th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day Two of the 1982 NFL Draft, Rounds 4-12
Sheraton Hotel, New York City
On Day One the Pats drafted DE Kenneth Sims, NT Lester Williams, RB Robert Weathers, LB Andre Tippett, OT Darryl Haley, WR Cedric Jones and LB Clayton Weishuhn.
- 4.185 -- DE
George Crump, East Carolina
- 4.111 -- LB
Brian Ingram, Tennessee (4th round, #111) [from trade previous day with SF]
- 5.112 -- S
Fred Marion, Miami
- 6.141 -- DB/KR
Ricky Smith, Alabama State
- 7.168 -- LB Jeff Roberts, Tulane
- 8.197 -- LB Ken Collins, Washington State
- 9.224 -- WR Kelvin Murdock, Troy State
- 10.253 - K Brian Clark, Florida
(11th round 1982 pick used to select WR
Chy Davidson in 1981 supplemental draft)
- 11.296 - QB Steve Sandon, Northern Iowa [pick acquired in 8/31/81 Bill Currier trade to NYG]
- 12.308 - WR
Greg Taylor, Virginia
April 28, 1987:
52nd Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day One of the 1987 NFL Draft, Rounds 1-7
Marriott Marquis, New York City
Vinny Testaverde was the first overall pick; Hall of Famer Ron Woodson went tenth to Pittsburgh.
- 1.23 -- OT
Bruce Armstrong, Louisville
(2nd round pick sent to Bucs 2/19/87 in trade for LG
Sean Farrell)
- 3.79 -- RB
Bob Perryman, Michigan
- Pats traded down, sending 3.81 and 10.274 to the Raiders for 4.98 and 4.102
[3rd came in 1986 trade with Washington for WR Ricky Sanders, who the Pats had claimed as part of the USFL supplemental draft]
- 4.98 -- QB Rich Gannon, Delaware [from trade above]
- 4.102 - DB Derrick Beasley, Winston-Salem State [pick from Raiders trade]
- 4.107 - LB
Tim Jordan, Wisconsin
- 5.113 - OT
Danny Villa, Arizona State [trade with Tampa for 1986 6th]
- 5.116 - DE Tom Gibson, Northern Arizona ['86 trade with Chargers for Vencie Glenn]
- 6.163 - WR Gene Taylor, Fresno State
(7th round pick sent to Tampa as part of trade for Sean Farrell)
April 28, 2007:
72nd Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day One of the 2007 NFL Draft, Rounds 1-3
Radio City Music Hall, New York City
Oakland took draft bust JaMarcus Russell with the first overall pick.
The next two selections were Hall of Famers: WR Calvin Johnson and OT Joe Thomas.
[on 9/11/06 the Pats traded
Deion Branch to Seattle for a 2007 first (1.24)]
- 1.24 -- S
Brandon Meriweather, Miami
- Pats trade down, sending 1.28 to San Francisco for 4.110 and a 2008 first (1.7)
- [on 3/5/07 the Pats traded 2.60 and 7.238 to Miami for
Wes Welker]
- Pats trade down, sending 3.91 to Oakland for 7.211 and a 2008 third (3.69)
Following the draft trades to their eventual selection, the net result of the Pats own three 2008 draft picks was Welker, Jerod Mayo, Shawn Crable, Matthew Slater and Ron Brace. While Meriweather was indeed a first round draft pick, he can also be viewed as what the Pats received in exchange for Deion Branch.
April 28, 2011:
76th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day One of the 2011 NFL Draft, Round One
Radio City Music Hall, New York City
Cam Newton was the first overall pick of the draft.
- (Pats received 1.17 from Oakland in 2009 Richard Seymour trade)
- 1.17 -- OT
Nate Solder, Colorado
- Pats trade down, sending 1.28 (Mark Ingram) to New Orleans for 2.56 and a 2012 first (1.27)
April 28, 2012:
77th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day Three of the 2012 NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7
Radio City Music Hall, New York City
- (4.126: Pats had used their own 4th earlier in trade for Dont'a Hightower)
- Pats trade down, sending 5.163 to Green Bay for 6.197, 7.224 and 7.235
- (5.166: Pats had used their own 5th in 2011 trade with Cincinnati for
Chad Ochocinco Johnson)
- 6.197 - S
Nate Ebner, Ohio State
- (6.200: Pats had used their own 6th in 2010 trade with Philadelphia for LB
Tracy White)
- 7.224 - CB
Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska
- 7.235 - WR Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern
- (7.238: Pats had used their own 7th in 2010 trade with KC for SS
Jarrad Page)
Post-draft the Patriots signed some undrafted rookie free agents:
- Jeremiah Warren, an offensive lineman from South Florida.
- Markus Zusevics, an offensive lineman from Iowa.
- Brad Herman, a tight end from Iowa.
April 28, 2016:
81st Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day One of the 2016 NFL Draft, Round One
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
Draft Pick stolen by the
Flat Earth Society of Non-Science Believers residing at 345 Park Avenue, aka the NYJFL, that pretend the Ideal Gas Law does not exist.
April 28, 2017:
82nd Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day Two of the 2017 NFL Draft, Rounds 2-3
Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Pats previously traded down 8 spots, sending 2.64 to Carolina in exchange for DE
Kony Ealy and 3.72 on March 11.
- Pats trade down 11 spots, sending 3.72 and 6.200 to Tennessee for 3.83 and 4.124
- 3.83 -- DE
Derek Rivers, Youngstown State
- Pats trade up 11 spots, sending 3.96 (Kenny Golladay) and 4.124 to Detroit for 3.85
- 3.85 -- OT Antonio Garcia, Troy
- (Pats received 3.103 previously in 2016
Jamie Collins trade to Cleveland)
- (3.103 also sent to New Orleans in
Brandin Cooks trade; 4.118 that the Pats would have received in that trade stolen by NFL)
April 28, 2018:
83rd Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day Three of the 2018 NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7
Jerry World, Arlington Texas
aka the
2018 DW Toys Trade-A-Rama
- (Pats had traded 2.51 to Chicago on previous day, for 4.105 and a 2019 2nd
- Pats trade down, sending 4.105 to Cleveland for 4.114 and 6.178
- Pats trade out, sending 4.114 to Detroit for a 2019 third (3.73)
- (4.117 previously used with 2.63 to trade up for Duke Dawson, at 2.56)
- (9/17/16: Pats traded 4.131 to Philadelphia for
Eric Rowe)
- (4/03/18: Pats traded
Brandin Cooks and 4.136 to Rams for 1.23 and 6.198)
- (received 5.143 previous day, along with
Trent Brown from SF for 3.95)
- 5.143 -- LB
Ja'Whaun Bentley, Purdue
- (3/14/18: Pats received 5.159 and
Danny Shelton from Cleveland for a 2019 third)
- (3/19/18: Pats traded 5.159 to Oakland for
Cordarrelle Patterson and 6.210)
- (9/02/17: Pats traded 5.168 and 7.250 to Seattle for
Cassius Marsh)
- 6.178 -- LB Christian Sam, Arizona State
- Pats trade down, sending 6.198 to Kansas City for 7.233 and 7.243
- (3/15/18: Pats traded 6.205 traded to Cleveland for
Jason McCourty)
- 6.210 -- WR Braxton Berrios, Miami
- 7.219 -- QB Danny Etling, LSU
Pats trade down, sending 7.233 to Philadelphia for 7.250 and a 2019 7th (7.239)
- 7.243 -- CB
Keion Crossen, Western Carolina
- (8/29/17: Pats traded 7.249 to Cincinnati for
Marquis Flowers)
- 7.250 -- TE
Ryan Izzo, Florida State
- Top UDFA: CB
J.C. Jackson, Maryland
April 28, 2022:
87th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day One of the 2022 NFL Draft, Round One
Caesars Forum, Paradise Nevada
First player selected is Georgia DE Travon Walker, by Jacksonville.
- Pats trade down, sending 1.21 to KC for 1.29, 3.94 and 4.121 for 1.29
New England misses out on three Pro Bowlers: OT Tyler Smith, C Tyler Linderbaum and DE Jermaine Johnson.
- 1.29 -- G
Cole Strange, Chattanooga
April 28, 2023:
88th Annual NFL Player Selection Meeting, aka
Day Two of the 2023 NFL Draft, Rounds 2-3
Union Station, Kansas City Missouri
On Day One the Pats traded down, then selected CB
Christian Gonzalez.
- 2.46 -- DE
Keion White, Georgia Tech
- Pats received a third round pick (3.76) from Carolina in a 2002 draft day trade.
- 3.76 -- LB
Marte Mapu, Sacramento State
- Pats own third round pick (3.77) had been used in a 2022 trade with Miami for WR
DeVante Parker.
April 28, 2024:
Post-draft, the Patriots sign some undrafted rookie free agents:
S Dell Pettus, Troy
CB Mikey Victor, Alabama State
DE/Edge John Morgan III, Pitt
C Charles Turner, LSU
OT Zuri Henry, Texas El-Paso
RB DeShawn Fenwick, Oregon State
CB Kaleb Ford-Dement, Texas State
TE Jacob Warren, Tennessee
LB Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State
LB Jett Bush, Texas