Skip to main content
Advertising

Official website of the New England Patriots

replay
Replay: Best of the Week on Patriots.com Radio Fri Dec 20 - 10:00 AM | Sun Dec 22 - 01:55 PM

Patriots 2010 Draft Selections and Notes

Below is the list of Patriots 2010 Draft selections and notes on all trades.

Rd.

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Pick

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Overall

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Acquired

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Player

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Pos

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

College

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

1

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

22

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

22

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Assigned

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Denver on April 22, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

@1

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

24

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

24

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Denver

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Dallas on April 22, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

#1

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

27

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

27

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Dallas

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Devin McCourty

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

CB

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Rutgers

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

&2

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

10

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

42

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Oakland

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Rob Gronkowski

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

TE

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Arizona

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

A2

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

12

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

44

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Jacksonville

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Oakland on April 23, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

^2

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

15

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

47

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Tennessee

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Arizona on April 23, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

2

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

21

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

53

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Assigned

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Jermaine Cunningham

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

DL

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Florida

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

^2

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

26

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

58

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Arizona

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Houston on April 23, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

%2

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

30

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

62

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Houston

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Brandon Spikes

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

LB

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Florida

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

^^3

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

26

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

89

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Arizona

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Carolina on April 23, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

#3

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

27

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

90

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Dallas

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Taylor Price

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

WR

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Ohio University

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

@4

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

15

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

113

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Denver

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Aaron Hernandez

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

TE

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Florida

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

4

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

21

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

119

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Assigned

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Dallas on April 22, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

%5

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

19

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

150

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Houston

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Zoltan Mesko

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

P

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Michigan

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

6

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

21

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

190

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Assigned

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Oakland on April 23, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

*6

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

36

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

205

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Compensatory

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Ted Larson

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

OL

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

N.C. State

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

!7

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

1

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

208

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Wash.

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Thomas Welch

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

OL

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Vanderbilt

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

! 7

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

22

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

229

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Assigned

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Washington on April 24, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

B7

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

24

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

231

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

From Philadelphia

         </td>
         <td valign="bottom" width="336" colspan="3">

Traded to Washington on April 24, 2010

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

*7

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

40

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

247

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Compensatory

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Brandon Deaderick

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

DL

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Alabama

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

*7

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

41

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

248

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Compensatory

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Kade Weston

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

DL

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Georgia

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td valign="top">

*7

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

43

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

250

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Compensatory

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Zac Robinson

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

QB

         </td>
         <td valign="top">

Oklahoma St.

         </td>
     </tr>
 </tbody>

2010 DRAFT NOTES

@ The Patriots acquired Denver's 2010 first-round pick (24 th overall) and their 2010 fourth-round pick (113 th overall) during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for the Patriots' 2010 first-round pick (22 nd overall).

# The Patriots acquired Dallas' 2010 first-round pick (27 th overall) and their 2010 third-round pick (90 th overall) in during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for the Patriots 2010 first-round pick (24 th overall) and a 2010 fourth-round pick (119 th overall).

&The Patriots acquired Oakland's 2010 second-round pick (42 nd overall) during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for a 2010 second-round pick (44 th overall) and the Patriots' assigned 2010 sixth-round pick (190 th overall).

^ The Patriots acquired Arizona's 2010 second-round pick (58 th overall) and 2010 third-round pick (89 th overall) during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for a 2010 second-round pick (47 th overall). The Patriots had acquired the 47 th overall in a draft day trade in exchange for a 2009 third-round selection (Jared Cook).

^^ The Patriots acquired Carolina's 2011 second-round pick during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for the Patriots third-round pick (89 th pick overall).

% The Patriots acquired Houston's 2010 second-round pick (62 nd overall) and 2010 fifth-round pick (150 th overall) during a draft day trade in exchange for the Patriots 2010 second-round pick (58 th overall).

!The Patriots acquired Washington's 2010 seventh-round pick (208 th overall) during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for two Patriots 2010 seventh-round picks (229 th overall) and (231th overall).

AThe Patriots acquired Jacksonville's 2010 second-round selection during a 2009 draft day trade. The Patriots acquired a 2009 seventh-round selection (Julian Edelman) and a 2010 second-round selection in exchange for a 2009 third-round selection (Derek Cox).

BThe Patriots acquired Philadelphia's 2010 seventh-round selection in a draft day trade along with WR Greg Lewis in exchange for a 2009 fifth-round selection (Frank Tupou).

* COMPENSATORY SELECTIONS

The Patriots received four compensatory draft choices in 2010. The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. Prior to the 2009 season, the Patriots lost five compensatory free agents – Heath Evans, Jabar Gaffney, Larry Izzo, LaMont Jordan and Lonnie Paxton – while signing one compensatory free agent, Brandon McGowan.

This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an issue.

Related Content

Advertising

Latest News

Presented by
Advertising

Trending Videos

Advertising

In Case You Missed It

Presented by
Advertising