In The Red Zone – 2011 Pre-Draft Edition

In The Red Zone

With the NFL Draft happening this coming weekend, I decided it was time to give an update on some of the New England Patriots draft information.

Bill Belichick and Nick Cesario have nine picks to work with in the 2011 NFL Draft with double picks in Rounds 1, 2 and 3, the Pats have 6 picks in the first 92; 4 of them come in the first 60 selections and 3 are in the Top 33.

The teams’ official selections are:

1^st Round Pick 17 and Pick 28
2^nd Round Pick 33 and Pick 60
3^rd Round Pick 74 and Pick 92
4^th Round Pick 125
5^th Round Pick 159
6^th Round Pick 193
7^th Round no picks

Of course this can change over the course of the draft, as Belichick isn’t immune to trading picks, sometimes swapping picks in hopes of improving his draft slot in the next draft. In fact in 11 previous drafts for the Patriots he has made 101 picks while trading away another 42 in draft day deals. Due to the ongoing NFL Lockout, this year only picks can be traded so there won’t be any big deals involving current players that you usually see on draft day.

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So with this in mind let’s see what the Patriots media hoard is saying about the 2011 NFL Draft.

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The Patriots know what they’re looking for in the draft [Boston Globe]

Under Armor is giving 12 fans the chance to meet NFL MVP Tom Brady and talk about the draft [Boston Globe]

Patriots could have backup plans for Brady [Boston Globe]

Dad’s deeds don’t dog Ingram [Boston Globe]

Draft Analysis: Why Mark Ingram would be the Patriots most devastating pick [Boston Herald]

USC OT Tyron Smith visits Patriots [ESPN Boston]

Plenty of interest in Patriots picks [ESPN Boston]

Quick hit thoughts on Patriots and the league [ESPN Boston]

Should Patriots begin search for Brady’s heir? [ESPN AFC East Blog]