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The Patriots have drafted 52 players over the past six drafts. None have made a Pro Bowl (yet).
Linebacker Jamie Collins, drafted in the second round in 2013, is the last player the Patriots have drafted who has made an all-star game. Collins made the Pro Bowl in 2015.
The Bengals are the only other team without having one of their draft choices over the past six years turn into a Pro Bowler, according to Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald.
The difference between the Patriots and Bengals is New England, because it has been a perennial contender, has drafted late. The Patriots’ highest choice in that time was No. 23 overall in 2018 when they took offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn.
Still, as Callahan asks: “The case of Cincinnati’s struggles is easy enough to solve: cheap ownership, a small scouting department and inadequate player development under the stale leadership of former coach Marvin Lewis, whose successor just completed a spectacularly successful tank in Year One. But how did the Pats get here? The NFL’s premier franchise failing to draft a widely recognized star since the middle of the Obama administration?”
The Patriots drafted 10 players a year ago, and they have an incomplete thus far. Punter Jake Bailey, a fifth-rounder, and defensive end Chase Winovich, a third-rounder, were the only rookies in the Patriots’ 2019 draft class to play more than nine games.
But receiver N'Keal Harry, the first-round choice, injured his leg and played only seven games, with five starts, and quarterback Jarrett Stidham, a fourth-round choice who played only 15 snaps, could replace Tom Brady.
But without Brady, the Patriots need more homegrown Pro Bowlers to keep their dynasty going.
I guess drafting 31 & 32 every year does not help but that is abysmal drafting!
Linebacker Jamie Collins, drafted in the second round in 2013, is the last player the Patriots have drafted who has made an all-star game. Collins made the Pro Bowl in 2015.
The Bengals are the only other team without having one of their draft choices over the past six years turn into a Pro Bowler, according to Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald.
The difference between the Patriots and Bengals is New England, because it has been a perennial contender, has drafted late. The Patriots’ highest choice in that time was No. 23 overall in 2018 when they took offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn.
Still, as Callahan asks: “The case of Cincinnati’s struggles is easy enough to solve: cheap ownership, a small scouting department and inadequate player development under the stale leadership of former coach Marvin Lewis, whose successor just completed a spectacularly successful tank in Year One. But how did the Pats get here? The NFL’s premier franchise failing to draft a widely recognized star since the middle of the Obama administration?”
The Patriots drafted 10 players a year ago, and they have an incomplete thus far. Punter Jake Bailey, a fifth-rounder, and defensive end Chase Winovich, a third-rounder, were the only rookies in the Patriots’ 2019 draft class to play more than nine games.
But receiver N'Keal Harry, the first-round choice, injured his leg and played only seven games, with five starts, and quarterback Jarrett Stidham, a fourth-round choice who played only 15 snaps, could replace Tom Brady.
But without Brady, the Patriots need more homegrown Pro Bowlers to keep their dynasty going.
I guess drafting 31 & 32 every year does not help but that is abysmal drafting!
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