April 12, 2008

2003
1. DL Ty Warren (1-13)
2. DB Eugene Wilson (2-36)
3. WR Bethel Johnson (2-45)
4. DT Dan Klecko (4-117)
5. CB Asante Samuel (4-120)
6. C Dan Koppen (5-164)
7. QB Kliff Kingsbury (6-201)
8. TE Spencer Nead (7-234)
9. LB Tully Banta-Cain (7-239)
10. DT Ethan Kelley (7-243)

2004
1. DT Vince Wilfork (1-21)
2. TE Benjamin Watson (1-32)
3. DE Marquise Hill (2-63)
4. S Guss Scott (3-95)
5. S Dexter Reid (4-113)
6. RB Cedric Cobbs (4-128)
7. WR P.K. Sam (5-164)
8. CB Christian Morton (7-233)

2005
1. OG Logan Mankins (1-32)
2. CB Ellis Hobbs (3-84)
3. OT Nick Kaczur (3-100)
4. S James Sanders (4-133)
5. LB Ryan Claridge (5-170)
6. QB Matt Cassel (7-230)
7. TE Andy Stokes (7-255)

2006
1. RB Laurence Maroney (1-21)
2. WR Chad Jackson (2-36)
3. TE David Thomas (3-86)
4. FB Garrett Mills (4-106)
5. PK Stephen Gostkowski (4-118)
6. OT Ryan O’Callaghan (5-136)
7. LB Jeremy Mincey (6-191)
8. OG Dan Stevenson (6-205)
9. DL Le Kevin Smith (6-206)
10. DB Willie Andrews (7-229)

2007
1. S Brandon Meriweather (1-24)
2. DT Kareem Brown (4-127)
3. OT Clint Oldenburg (5-171)
4. OLB Justin Rogers (6-180)
5. CB Mike Richardson (6-202)
6. RB Justise Hairston (6-208)
7. OT Corey Hilliard (6-209)
8. ILB Oscar Lua (7-211)
9. OG Mike Elgin (7-247)

Still on roster during '07 season*: 19
Starters*: 11
Pro Bowlers: 4

A 2003 draft featuring a duo of Pro Bowlers will go down as one of the best drafts in team history. The next two years were great as well, as each boasted its own Pro Bowl player and a host of solid contributors. The past two years have been disappointments. Overall, the Patriots have done a nice job in the draft, but they wouldn’t be the juggernaut they are without equal success in free agency.

* — See Three- and five-year draft history for criteria in determining this number.

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