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Bill Belichick's draft choices for each season as head coach in the NFL.
Columns correspond to round, overall pick, player,
position, school, and notes.

 
     
 
2008 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 7
To New Orleans
1 10 Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee From New Orleans, along with a 3rd (78), for a 1st (7) and a 5th (164)
2 62 Terrence Wheatley CB Colorado  
3 69
To San Diego
3 78 Shawn Crable LB Michigan From New Orleans (see above)
3 94 Kevin O'Connell QB San Diego State  
4 129 Jonathan Wilhite CB Auburn  
5 153 Matt Slater WR UCLA From Tampa Bay for a 5th (160) and a 7th (238)
5 160
To Tampa Bay
5 164
To New Orleans
6 197 Bo Ruud LB Nebraska  
7 238
To Tampa Bay
 
     
  2008 Trade Notes
April 26:  The Patriots acquired a 2008 first-round selection (10th overall – LB Jerod Mayo) and a 2008 third-round selection (78th overall) from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2008 first-round selection (7th overall – DT Sedrick Ellis) and a 2008 fifth-round selection (164th overall).
April 27:  The Patriots acquired a 2009 second-round selection and a 2008 fifth-round selection (160th overall) from the San Diego Chargers in exchange for a 2008 third-round selection (69th overall – FB Jacob Hester).
April 27: The Patriots acquired a 2008 fifth-round selection (153rd overall – WR Matt Slater) from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a 2008 sixth-round selection (197th overall) and a 2008 seventh-round selection (238th overall).
 
     
 
 
     
 
2007 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 24 Brandon Meriweather S Miami (Fla.) From Seattle for WR Deion Branch
2 To Miami as part of trade for WR Wes Welker
4 To Oakland in exchange for WR Randy Moss
4 127 Kareem Brown DL Miami (Fla.)  
5 171 Clint Oldenburg OL Colorado State Compensatory pick
6 180 Justin Rogers LB SMU From Arizona for T Brandon Gorin
6 202 Mike Richardson CB Notre Dame  
6 208 Justise Hairston RB Central Conn. Compensatory pick
6 209 Corey Hilliard T Oklahoma State Compensatory pick
7 211 Oscar Lua LB Southern Cal From Oakland, along with a 3rd in 2008, for a 3rd (91)
7 To Miami as part of trade for WR Wes Welker
7 247 Mike Elgin C Iowa Compensatory pick
 
     
  2007 Trade Notes
March 5:  The Patriots acquired WR Wes Welker from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (60th overall) and a seventh-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (238th overall).
April 28:  The Patriots traded a first-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (28th overall – T Joe Staley) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (110th overall – later traded for WR Randy Moss).
April 28:  The Patriots traded a third-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (91st overall – T Mario Henderson) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft and a seventh-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (211th overall – LB Oscar Lua).
April 29:  The Patriots acquired WR Randy Moss from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (110th overall – CB John Bowie).
 
     
 
 
     
 
2006 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 21 Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota  
2 36 Chad Jackson WR Florida From Green Bay for a 2nd (52) and a 3rd (75)
3 86 Dave Thomas TE Texas  
4 106 Garrett Mills FB Tulsa From Detroit for a 5th (145) in 2005 and a 6th (206) in 2005
4 118 Stephen Gostkowski K Memphis  
5 136 Ryan O'Callaghan T California From Oakland, along with a 7th (230) in 2005, for a 6th (175) in 2005
6 191 Jeremy Mincey LB Florida  
6 205 Dan Stevenson G Notre Dame Compensatory pick
6 206 Le Kevin Smith DL Nebraska Compensatory pick
7 229 Willie Andrews DB Baylor  
 
     
  2006 Trade Notes
April 29: The Patriots traded a second-round pick in the 2006 draft (52 overall – WR Greg Jennings) and a third-round pick in the 2006 draft (75 overall – C Jason Spitz) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2006 draft (36 overall – WR Chad Jackson).
June 6: The Patriots acquired DT Johnathan Sullivan from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for WR Bethel Johnson.
August 8: The Patriots traded OL Ross Tucker to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a conditional draft choice.
August 21: The Patriots traded T Brandon Gorin to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (180 overall – LB Justin Rogers).
September 1: The Patriots traded RB Patrick Cobbs to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a conditional draft choice.
September 2: The Patriots acquired WR Doug Gabriel from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (165 overall – S Eric Frampton).
September 11: The Patriots traded WR Deion Branch to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (24 overall – DB Brandon Meriweather).
 
     
 
 
     
 
2005 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 32 Logan Mankins G Fresno State  
3 84 Ellis Hobbs CB Iowa State From Baltimore, along with a 6th (195) in 2005 and a 3rd in 2006, for a 2nd (64)
3 To Arizona as part of trade for CB Duane Starks
3 100 Kick Kaczur T Toledo Compensatory pick
4 133 James Sanders S Fresno State  
5 To Arizona as part of trade for CB Duane Starks
5 170 Ryan Claridge LB Nevada-LV Compensatory pick
7 230 Matt Cassel QB USC From Oakland, along with a 5th (136) in 2006, for a 6th (175, from Green Bay)
7 255 Andy Stokes TE William Penn Compensatory pick
 
     
  2005 Trade Notes
March 4: The Patriots acquired CB Duane Starks from the Arizona Cardinals along with a fifth-round pick in the 2005 draft (145th overall – traded to Detroit) in exchange for a third-round pick (95th overall – LB Darryl Blackstock) and a fifth-round pick (168th overall – LB Lance Mitchell).
April 23: The Patriots traded a second-round choice in the 2005 draft (64th overall – T Adam Terry) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a third-round selection in 2005 (84th overall – CB Ellis Hobbs), a sixth-round choice in 2005 (195th overall – traded to Green Bay) and Baltimore's third-round pick in the 2006 draft (75th overall – Traded to Green Bay).
April 24: The Patriots traded a fifth-round pick in the 2005 draft (145th overall – QB Dan Orlovsky) and a sixth-round choice in the 2005 draft (206th overall – DE Jonathan Goddard) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Detroit's fourth-round pick in the 2006 draft (106th overall – FB Garrett Mills).
April 24: The Patriots traded a sixth-round pick in the 2005 draft (195th overall – WR Craig Bragg) and a seventh-round pick in the 2005 draft (246th overall G William Whitticker) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2005 draft (175th overall – Traded to Oakland).
April 24: The Patriots traded a sixth-round choice in the 2005 draft (175th overall – Anttaj Hawthorne) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2005 draft (230th overall – QB Matt Cassel) and a fifth-round selection in the 2006 draft (136th overall – T Ryan O'Callaghan).
August 22: The Patriots acquired WR André Davis from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2006 fifthround draft choice (152nd overall – DB DeMario Minter).
 
     
 
 
     
 
2004 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 21 Vince Wilfork DT Miami (Fla.) From Baltimore, along with a 2nd (41) in 2003, for a 1st (19) in 2003
1 32 Benjamin Watson TE Georgia  
2 To Cincinnati in exchange for RB Corey Dillon
2 63 Marquise Hill DE LSU  
3 95 Guss Scott S Florida  
4 113 Dexter Reid S No. Carolina From New Orleans, along with a 3rd (78) in 2003 and a 7th (239) in 2003, for S Tebucky Jones
4 128 Cedric Cobbs RB Arkansas  
5 164 P.K. Sam WR Florida State  
6 To Pittsburgh in compensation for RFA Rodney Bailey
7 233 Christian Morton CB Illinois  
 
     
  2004 Trade Notes
April 19: The Patriots acquired RB Corey Dillon from the Cincinnati Bengals for a 2004 second-round draft pick (56th overall – DB Madieu WIlliams).
August 17: The Patriots traded LB Quinn Dorsey to the Chicago Bears for a conditional draft pick.
 
     
 
 
     
 
2003 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 13 Ty Warren DL Texas A&M From Chicago for a 1st (14) and 6th (193)
2 36 Eugene Wilson DB Illinois From Houston, along with a 4th (117), for a 2nd (41) and 3rd (75)
2 45 Bethel Johnson WR Texas A&M From Carolina for a 2nd (50) and 4th (120)
4 117 Dan Klecko DT Temple From Houston, along with a 2nd (36), for a 2nd (41) and 3rd (75)
4 120 Asante Samuel CB Central Florida From Denver for a 4th (128) and 5th (157)
5 164 Dan Koppen C Boston College From Tennessee, along with a 6th (201) and 7th (243), for a 5th (154) and 7th (225)
6 201 Kliff Kingsbury QB Texas Tech From Tennessee, along with a 5th (164) and 7th (243), for a 5th (154) and 7th (225)
7 234 Spencer Nead TE BYU  
7 239 Tully Banta-Cain LB California From New Orleans, along with a 3rd (78) in 2003 and a 4th in 2004, for Tebucky Jones
7 243 Ethan Kelley NT Baylor From Tennessee, along with a 5th (164) and 6th (201), for a 5th (154) and 7th (225)
 
     
  2003 Trade Notes
March 6: The Patriots traded tackle Greg Randall to the Houston Texans in exchange for a fifth-round (154th overall) draft choice in the 2003 draft.
March 6: The Patriots traded a third (81st overall) and fifth-round (140th overall) selection in the 2003 draft to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a third-round selection (75th overall) in 2003 and a fourth-round selection in 2004.
April 14: The Patriots traded safety Tebucky Jones to the New Orleans Saints for a third-round pick (78th overall) and seventh-round pick (239th overall) in the 2003 draft, as well as a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft (113th overall).
April 25: The Patriots traded a third-round pick in 2003 (78th overall) to the Miami Dolphins for their second-round pick in the 2004 draft.
April 26: The Patriots traded a first-round pick in 2003 (14th overall) and a 2003 six round pick (193rd overall) to Chicago for their first-round pick (13th overall – DT Ty Warren).
April 26: The Patriots traded a first-round pick in 2003 (19th overall) to Baltimore for a 2003 second-round pick (41st overall) and their 2004 first-round pick (21st overall – DT Vince Wilfork).
April 26: The Patriots traded a second-round pick (41st overall) and a third-round pick (75th overall) to the Houston Texans for a second-round pick (36th overall – DB Eugene Wilson) and a fourth-round pick (117th overall – DL Dan Klecko).
April 26: The Patriots traded a second-round pick (50th overall) and a fourth-round pick (120th overall) to the Carolina Panthers for a second-round pick (45th overall – WR Bethel Johnson).
April 27: The Patriots traded a fourth-round pick in 2003 (128th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2003 (157th overall) to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round pick in 2003 (120th overall – CB Asante Samuel).
April 27: The Patriots traded a fifth-round pick in 2003 (154th overall) and a seventh-round pick in 2003 (225th overall) to the Tennessee Titans for a fifth-round pick in 2003 (164th overall – C Dan Koppen), a sixth-round pick in 2003 (201st overall – QB Kliff Kingsbury) and a seventh-round pick in 2003 (243rd overall – NT Ethan Kelley).
August 19: The Patriots acquired NT Ted Washington from the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2004 fourth-round pick (104th overall – DT Isaac Sopoaga).
August 26: The Patriots acquired G Jamil Soriano from the Chicago Bears for a conditional draft pick.
 
     
 
 
     
 
2002 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 21 Daniel Graham TE Colorado From Washington for a 1st (32), 3rd (96) and a 7th (234)
2 65 Deion Branch WR Louisville  
4 117 Rohan Davey QB LSU From Denver for a 4th (131) and a 5th (144)
4 126 Jarvis Green DL LSU From Green Bay for WR Terry Glenn
7 237 Antwoine Womack RB Virginia From Dallas, along with a 5th in 2003, for a 5th (168)
7 253 David Givens WR Notre Dame  
 
     
  2002 Trade Notes
March 8: The Patriots received Green Bay's fourth-round draft pick (117th overall – Jarvis Green) in the 2002 draft and a conditional pick in the 2003 draft (fourth-round – 128th overall) for WR Terry Glenn.
April 20: The Patriots acquired the Washington Redskins first-round pick (21st overall – Daniel Graham) of the 2002 draft in exchange for their 2002 first-round pick (32nd overall), third-round (96th overall) and seventh-round (234th overall).
April 21: The Patriots acquired the Buffalo Bills 2003 first-round choice (14th overall) in exchange for QB Drew Bledsoe.
April 21: The Patriots acquired the Denver Broncos fourth-round pick (117th overall – Rohan Davey) in exchange for their 2002 fourth-round (131st overall) and fifth-round (144th overall) choices.
April 21: The Patriots obtained the Dallas Cowboys seventh-round selection (237th overall – Antwoine Womack), along with 2003 fifth-round choice, in exchange for the Patriots 2002 fifth-round pick (168th overall).
June 27: The Patriots received an undisclosed future draft choice from St. Louis for LB Kole Ayi.
August 19: The Patriots traded veteran offensive tackle Grant Williams to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for a seventh-round (225th overall) draft choice.
 
     
 
 
     
 
2001 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 6 Richard Seymour DL Georgia  
2 48 Matt Light T Purdue From Detroit for a 2nd (50, from Pittsburgh) and a 6th (173, from San Francisco)
3 86 Brock Williams CB Notre Dame From Minnesota (NE trades a 3rd (69) to Minnesota for a 3rd (86) and a 4th (119))
4 96 Kenyatta Jones T South
Florida
From San Diego (NE trades a 4th (112) and a 5th (139) to San Diego for a 4th (96))
4 119 Jabari Holloway TE Notre Dame From Minnesota (see Round 3)
5 163 Hakim Akbar S Washington Compensatory pick
6 180 Arther Love TE South Carolina
State
From Detroit (NE trades a 5th (149) to Detroit for a 6th (180) and a 7th (216))
6 200 Leonard Myers CB Miami (Fla.) Compensatory pick
7 216 Owen Pochman K Brigham Young From Detroit (see Round 6)
7 239 T.J. Turner LB Michigan State Compensatory pick
 
     
  2001 Trade Notes
April 21: The Patriots acquired Pittsburgh's 2001 second-round (50th overall) and fourth-round (112th overall) picks for the Patriots 2001 second-round (39th overall – LB Kendrell Bell) pick.
April 21: The Patriots acquired Detroit's 2001 second-round (48th overall – T Matt Light) pick for the Patriots 2001 second-round (50th overall, from Pittsburgh) pick and sixth-round (173rd overall, from San Francisco) pick.
April 21: The Patriots acquired Minnesota's 2001 third-round (86th overall – CB Brock Williams) pick and fourth-round (119th overall – TE Jabari Holloway) pick for the Patriots third-round (69th overall – DB Eric Kelly) pick.
April 22: The Patriots acquired San Diego's 2001 fourth-round (96th overall – OL Kenyatta Jones) pick for the Patriots fourth-round (112th overall – LB Carlos Polk) and fifth-round (139th overall – LB Zeke Moreno) picks.
April 22: The Patriots acquired Detroit's 2001 sixth-round (180th overall – TE Arther Love) and seventh-round (216th overall – K Owen Pochman) pick for the Patriots 2001 fifth-round (149th overall, from NY Jets) pick.
April 22: The Patriots acquired Jacksonville's 2002 fifth-round pick for the Patriots 2001 sixth-round (170th overall – G Chad Ward) pick.
 
     
 
 
     
 
2000 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
1 To the NY Jets in compensation for Bill Belichick
2 46 Adrian Klemm T Hawaii  
3 76 J.R. Redmond RB Arizona State  
4 127 Greg Robinson-Randall T Michigan State Compensatory pick
5 141 Dave Stachelski TE Boise State  
5 161 Jeff Marriott DE Missouri From St. Louis for DE Mike Jones
6 187 Antwan Harris DB Virginia  
6 199 Tom Brady QB Michigan Compensatory pick
6 201 David Nugent DE Purdue Compensatory pick
7 To San Francisco from Philadelphia
7 226 Casey Tisdale LB New Mexico  
7 239 Patrick Pass FB Georgia Compensatory pick
 
     
  2000 Trade Notes
April 16: The Patriots acquired San Francisco's 2001 sixth-round pick for the Patriots' 2000 seventh-round pick (212th overall – Tim Rattay, QB, Louisiana Tech) which was acquired from Philadelphia.
August 7: The Patriots acquired Dane Looker from the St. Louis Rams for a sixth-round draft choice in 2002.
 
     
 
 
     
 
1995 CLEVELAND BROWNS
1 30 Craig Powell LB Ohio State From San Francisco, along with a 3rd (94), 4th (119) and 1st in 1996, for this year's 1st round choice
3 84 Eric Zeier QB Georgia  
3 94 Mike Frederick DE Virginia From San Francisco (see Round 1)
5 136 Tau Pupua DT Weber State From Jacksonville, along with a 6th in 1996, for a 4th
5 147 Mike Miller WR Notre Dame From Philadelphia, along with a 5th in 1996, for a 4th
7 231 A.C. Tellison WR Miami From New England for a 7th
 
     
     
     
 
1994 CLEVELAND BROWNS
1 9 Antonio Langham CB Alabama  
1 29 Derrick Alexander WR Michigan From Philadelphia for a 2nd (40) and a 2nd in 1995
3 75 Romeo Bandison DT Oregon  
5 141 Isaac Booth DB California  
6 171 Robert Strait FB Baylor  
7 203 Hamza Hewitt OT Clemson  
 
     
     
     
 
1993 CLEVELAND BROWNS
1 14 Steve Everitt C Michigan From Denver, along with a 3rd (83), for this year's 1st round choice (11)
2 42 Dan Footman DE Florida State  
3 83 Mike Caldwell LB Middle Tenn. St. From Denver (see Round 1)
5 124 Herman Arvie OT Grambling  
6 153 Rich McKenzie LB Penn State  
7 180 Travis Hill LB Nebraska  
 
     
     
     
 
1992 CLEVELAND BROWNS
1 9 Tommy Vardell RB Stanford  
2 52 Patrick Rowe WR San Diego State From Dallas, along with a 3rd (78), 6th (163), 8th (222) and 12th (329), for a 2nd (36) and 5th (121)
3 65 Bill Johnson DL Michigan State  
3 78 Gerald Dixon LB South Carolina From Dallas (see Round 2)
6 143 Rico Smith WR Colorado From Tampa Bay for a 6th and Dallas' 8th (see Round 2)
7 177 Selwyn Jones DB Colorado State  
9 233 Tim Hill DB Kansas  
10 260 Marcus Lowe DT Baylor  
11 289 Augustin Olobia WR Washington State  
12 316 Keithen McCant QB Nebraska  
12 329 Tim Simpson OL Illinois From Dallas (see Round 2)
 
     
     
     
 
1991 CLEVELAND BROWNS
1 2 Eric Turner S UCLA  
2 29 Ed King G Auburn  
3 57 James Jones DL Northern Iowa  
4 85 Pio Sagapolutele DL San Diego State  
6 141 Michael Jackson WR Southern Miss.  
8 197 Frank Conover DL Syracuse  
9 225 Ray Irvin CB Central Florida  
9 239 Shawn Wiggins WR Wyoming From Seattle for DL Bob Buczkowski
10 252 Brian Greenfield P Pittsburgh  
11 280 Todd Jones OL Henderson State  
12 308 Elijah Austin DL No. Carolina St.