A look at the Patriots' roster by draft round (not including free agents), which serves as a reminder that the importance of the NFL draft stretches beyond the first round:
First round (7)
Logan Mankins, Jerod Mayo, Devin McCourty, Brandon Meriweather, Marcus Stroud, Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork
Second round (9)
Ron Brace, Deion Branch, Darius Butler, Patrick Chung, Alge Crumpler, Jermaine Cunningham, Rob Gronkowski, Brandon Spikes, Sebastian Vollmer
Third round (3)
Nick Kaczur, Taylor Price, Brandon Tate
Fourth round (5)
Stephen Gostkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Rich Ohrnberger, James Sanders, Jonathan Wilhite
Fifth round (5)
Jonathan Crompton, Dan Koppen, Zoltan Mesko, Rob Ninkovich, Matthew Slater
Sixth round (4)
Tom Brady, Thomas Clayton, Eric Moore, Myron Pryor
Seventh round (8)
Tully Banta-Cain, Josh Barrett, Landon Cohen, Brandon Deaderick, Julian Edelman, Jarrad Page, Darryl Richard, Kade Weston
Undrafted (26)
Kyle Arrington, Thomas Austin, Leigh Bodden, Sergio Brown, Carson Butler, Tony Carter, Dan Connolly, Buddy Farnham, Marlon Favorite, Dane Fletcher, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Gary Guyton, Brian Hoyer, Darnell Jenkins, Matt Katula, Mark LeVoir, Bret Lockett, Kyle Love, Steve Maneri, Marques Murrell, Thad Turner, Ross Ventrone, Wes Welker, Ryan Wendell, Danny Woodhead, Mike Wright
First round (7)
Logan Mankins, Jerod Mayo, Devin McCourty, Brandon Meriweather, Marcus Stroud, Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork
Second round (9)
Ron Brace, Deion Branch, Darius Butler, Patrick Chung, Alge Crumpler, Jermaine Cunningham, Rob Gronkowski, Brandon Spikes, Sebastian Vollmer
Third round (3)
Nick Kaczur, Taylor Price, Brandon Tate
Fourth round (5)
Stephen Gostkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Rich Ohrnberger, James Sanders, Jonathan Wilhite
Fifth round (5)
Jonathan Crompton, Dan Koppen, Zoltan Mesko, Rob Ninkovich, Matthew Slater
Sixth round (4)
Tom Brady, Thomas Clayton, Eric Moore, Myron Pryor
Seventh round (8)
Tully Banta-Cain, Josh Barrett, Landon Cohen, Brandon Deaderick, Julian Edelman, Jarrad Page, Darryl Richard, Kade Weston
Undrafted (26)
Kyle Arrington, Thomas Austin, Leigh Bodden, Sergio Brown, Carson Butler, Tony Carter, Dan Connolly, Buddy Farnham, Marlon Favorite, Dane Fletcher, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Gary Guyton, Brian Hoyer, Darnell Jenkins, Matt Katula, Mark LeVoir, Bret Lockett, Kyle Love, Steve Maneri, Marques Murrell, Thad Turner, Ross Ventrone, Wes Welker, Ryan Wendell, Danny Woodhead, Mike Wright
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