On Tuesday, the Patriots sent Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick (No. 241 overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick (No. 139 overall). It's worth noting the Buccaneers had two fourth-rounders and the Patriots got the later of the two.
With the draft beginning Thursday, this changes the Patriots' draft board a bit. They picked up an extra fourth-rounder, which could give them even more ammunition to trade up and fill the gap from picks No. 23 to No. 87.
Here is the complete list of Patriots' draft picks going into Thursday.
Round 1- No. 23 overallRound 3- No. 87 overallRound 3- No. 98 overallRound 3- No. 100 overallRound 4- No. 125 overallRound 4- No. 139 overallRound 5- No. 172 overallRound 6- No. 195 overallRound 6- No. 204 overallRound 6- No. 212 overallRound 6- No. 213 overallRound 7- No. 230 overall
