The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft has arrived. After back-to-back years of picking inside the top-five, the New England Patriots find themselves back near the end of the first round, holding pick No. 31.
Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m. ET | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA | How to watch | Patriots needs | Patriots Top 50 Big Board
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1. Las Vegas Raiders2. New York Jets3. Arizona Cardinals4. Tennessee Titans5. New York Giants6. Cleveland Browns7. Washington Commanders8. New Orleans Saints9. Kansas City Chiefs10. New York Giants (from Bengals)11. Miami Dolphins12. Dallas Cowboys13. Los Angeles Rams (from Falcons)14. Baltimore Ravens15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers16. New York Jets (from Colts)17. Detroit Lions18. Minnesota Vikings19. Carolina Panthers20. Dallas Cowboys (from Packers)21. Pittsburgh Steelers22. Los Angeles Chargers23. Philadelphia Eagles24. Cleveland Browns (from Jaguars)25. Chicago Bears26. Buffalo Bills27. San Francisco 49ers28. Houston Texans29. Kansas City Chiefs (from Rams)30. Miami Dolphins (from Broncos)31. New England Patriots32. Seattle Seahawks
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4 p.m. ET: Patriots needs and potential draft targets for Round 1.
Offensive tackle: Max Iheanachor (Arizona State), Blake Miller (Clemson)
Wide receiver: KC Concepcion (Texas A&M), Denzel Boston (Washington)
Edge: Akheem Mesidor (Miami), Malachi Lawrence (UCF), Cashius Howell (Texas A&M), T.J. Parker (Clemson), Zion Young (Missouri)
4 p.m. ET: For any pre-draft day rumors about the Patriots and the draft, please make sure to check out our Patriots Draft Rumors tracker.
4 p.m. ET: Welcome to today’s live news and rumors tracker. You will find updates and the eventual draft results above, and the comment section below. Please make yourselves at home, and thank you for spending the NFL Draft with us.