It’s been a busy first two days of the NFL Draft for the New England Patriots. In addition to adding three players to the roster, a pair of trade ups now leave the team with just five draft picks on Day 3 — where head coach Mike Vrabel will not be present.
Follow along with all the action below.
NFL Draft 2026: Day 3
Saturday, April 25, 12 p.m. ET | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA | Broadcast information | Best players available | Patriots Top 50 Big Board
Patriots picks: Round 5, Pick 171 | Round 6, Picks 191, 198, 212
| Round 7, Pick 247
Time per pick: 5 minutes (Rounds 4-6) | 4 minutes (Round 7)
Pats Pulpit will have you covered with plenty of coverage over the next three days and beyond, so make sure to regularly check back for all the latest news, rumors and analysis. Please also head down to the comment section to use this as your open thread for the day.
Live tracker
To be updated after each round.
11 a.m. ET: Before we get started, a recap of the Patriots’ capital heading into the second and third rounds.
- Round 1 • OT Caleb Lomu (Utah)
- Round 2 • Edge Gabe Jacas (Illinois)
- Round 3 • TE Eli Raridon (Notre Dame)
- Round 5 • Pick 171
- Round 6 • Pick 191, 198, 212
- Round 7 • Pick 247
11 a.m. ET: Welcome to today’s live tracker, and thanks for joining us. As always, you will find updates and the eventual draft results above, and the comment section below. Please make yourselves at home and thanks for again spending your draft day with us!












