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NFL DRAFT FACTS DRAFT ORDER NFL DRAFT INFORMATION ON NFLMEDIA.COM The NFL’s 2011 draft order was derived from the reverse order The NFL’s media-only website, www.nflmedia.com, contains a of 2010 regular season records, with the exception of the Super special draft section for registered users. The page provides Bowl champion, the Super Bowl runner-up and the playoff biographies on over 200 draft prospects and will be updated teams. Teams that made the playoffs are ordered by which with official draft reports, transcripts and other information on round of the playoffs they are eliminated. Teams that did not draft weekend. The draft-specific page on nflmedia.com can be make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record. accessed by clicking on the NFL Draft logo on the left side of the For teams with identical records, the tiebreaker is strength of site’s home page. schedule, with the team with the lowest strength of schedule COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES drafting first. The final tiebreaker is a coin flip. A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2011 NFL Draft have ROUND-BY-ROUND ROTATION been awarded to 23 teams. The Patriots did not receive a The draft order of teams with identical records will rotate by compensatory pick in 2011, but have been awarded a total of 26 round, with the exception of the Super Bowl champion and the compensatory selections in the 18 years since the system was Super Bowl runner-up, which will draft last and next-to-last in adopted prior to the 1994 draft. In 2000, the Patriots used a each round. Teams involved in two-team ties will alternate compensatory draft choice to select QB Tom Brady (sixth round, positions from round to round. In ties that involve three or more 199th overall). teams, the team at the bottom of the tied segment in a given Numbers and Positioning: The number of picks a team round will move to the top of the segment for the next round, receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents, with a while all other teams in the segment move down one position. maximum of four. The compensatory picks are positioned within This rotation continues throughout the draft. the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the PASSING compensatory free agents lost. Compensatory picks cannot be If a team does not make a pick during its allotted time period, traded. the team “passes” and the pick will defer to the next team. The Formula: Compensatory free agents are determined by a initial team may then at any point make a pick, regardless of formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. whether or not the subsequent team has made a pick. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. UNDERCLASSMEN ELIGIBLE FOR 2011 DRAFT Details on can be found at www.nflmedia.com. The National Football League has announced the names of 56 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2011 2011 COMPENSATORY PICKS COMPENSATORY PICKS SINCE 1994 Rd Pick Team Baltimore ................................. 31 NFL Draft. Each of the 56 players has met the league's three- 3 97 Carolina Dallas ...................................... 29 year eligibility rule and each has submitted a written application 4 130 Tennessee Philadelphia .............................. 29 in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. 4 131 Green Bay Tennessee ................................ 27 The deadline for receiving applications was Jan. 15, 2011. 5 164 Baltimore Green Bay ................................ 26 Player Pos. School Player Pos. School 5 165 Baltimore New England ........................ 26 Adams, Darvin WR Auburn Leshoure, Mikel RB Illinois 6 198 N.Y. Giants St. Louis ................................... 26 Austin, Marvin DT N. Carolina Lewis, Dion RB Pittsburgh 6 199 Kansas City Buffalo ..................................... 25 Ayers, Akeem LB UCLA Lewis, Javes DB Oregon 6 200 Minnesota Pittsburgh ................................ 22 Baldwin, Jon WR Pittsburgh Little, Greg WR N.Carolina 6 201 San Diego NY Giants ................................. 20 Bowers, Da’Quan DE Clemson Liuget, Corey DT Illinois 6 202 N.Y. Giants Jacksonville .............................. 19 Brown, DeAndre WR S. Miss Mallett, Ryan QB Arkansas 6 203 Carolina San Francisco ........................... 19 Burton, Brandon DB Utah Moore, Rahim DB UCLA 7 233 San Diego Cincinnati ................................. 18 Casey, Jurrell DT USC Newton, Cam QB Auburn 7 234 Miami Seattle ..................................... 18 Clay, John RB Wisconsin Parr, Zane DE Virginia 7 235 Minnesota Tampa Bay ............................... 18 Claytor, Nick OT Ga. Tech Peterson, Patrick DB LSU 7 236 Philadelphia Chicago .................................... 17 Cobb, Randall WR Kentucky Quinn, Robert DE N.Carolina 7 237 Tampa Bay San Diego ................................ 17 Dareus, Marcell DE Alabama Ridley, Stevan RB LSU 7 238 San Francisco Arizona .................................... 16 Doss, Tandon WR Indiana Rodgers, Jacquizz RB Oregon St. 7 239 Philadelphia Evans, Darren RB Va. Tech Rudolph, Kyle TE N.Dame Indianapolis .............................. 16 7 240 Oakland Fairley, Nick DT Auburn Sands, Robert DB W.Virginia Detroit ..................................... 15 Gabbert, Blaine QB Missouri Sash, Tyler DB Iowa 7 241 Seattle Miami ....................................... 15 Green, A.J. WR Georgia Siliga, Sealver DT Utah 7 242 New Orleans Minnesota ................................ 15 Gurley, Tori WR S. Carolina Smith, Aldon DE Missouri 7 243 Carolina Carolina ................................... 13 Guy, Lawrence DT Arizona St. Smith, Torrey WR Maryland 7 244 Buffalo Kansas City .............................. 13 Hamler, Jamel WR Fresno St. Smith, Tyron OT USC 7 245 Cincinnati Oakland ................................... 13 Harper, Jamie RB Clemson Tarrant, Jerrard S G.Tech 7 246 Denver Washington .............................. 12 Harris, Brandon DB Miami Todman, Jordan RB Conn. 7 247 Cleveland Atlanta ..................................... 10 Hill, Will DB Florida Vereen, Shane RB California 7 248 Arizona New Orleans ............................. 10 Houston, Justin LB Georgia Watt, J.J. DE Wisconsin 7 249 San Francisco Denver ...................................... 9 Hynoski, Henry FB Pittsburgh Wilkerson, M. DT Temple 7 250 Tennessee NY Jets ..................................... 5 Ingram, Mark RB Alabama Williams, Aaron DB Texas 7 251 Dallas Houston ................................... 4 Jones, Julio WR Alabama Williams, Ryan RB V.Tech 7 252 Washington Cleveland .................................. 2 Keiser, Thomas LB Stanford Wilson, Martez LB Illinois 7 253 Houston 2011 PICKS / 2010 REVIEW PATRIOTS 2011 DRAFT SELECTIONS Round Pick Overall Acquired (Notes) Player Pos. School 1 17 17 From Oakland (A) __________________________ ____ _______________ 1 28 28 Assigned Selection __________________________ ____ _______________ 2 1 33 From Carolina (B) __________________________ ____ _______________ 2 28 60 Assigned Selection __________________________ ____ _______________ 3 10 74 From Minnesota (C) __________________________ ____ _______________ 3 28 92 Assigned Selection __________________________ ____ _______________ 4 28 125 Assigned Selection __________________________ ____ _______________ 5 28 159 Assigned Selection __________________________ ____ _______________ 6 28 193 Assigned Selection __________________________ ____ _______________ (A) Round 1, Overall Pick 17 – The Patriots acquired Oakland’s 2011 first-round selection during a 2009 of DT Richard Seymour. (B) Round 2, Overall Pick 33 – The Patriots acquired Carolina’s 2011 second-round selection during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for the Patriots 2010 third-round pick (89th pick overall) (WR Armanti Edwards). (C) Round 3, Overall Pick 74 – The Patriots acquired Minnesota’s 2011 third-round selection in exchange for WR Randy Moss. PATRIOTS 2010 DRAFT SELECTIONS Rd. Pick Overall Acquired Player Pos College 1 22 22 Assigned Traded to Denver on April 22, 2010 1 24 24 From Denver Traded to Dallas on April 22, 2010 1 27 27 From Dallas Devin McCourty CB Rutgers 2 10 42 From Oakland Rob Gronkowski TE Arizona A2 12 44 From Jacksonville Traded to Oakland on April 23, 2010 2 15 47 From Tennessee Traded to Arizona on April 23, 2010 2 21 53 Assigned Jermaine Cunningham DE Florida 2 26 58 From Arizona Traded to Houston on April 23, 2010 2 30 62 From Houston Brandon Spikes LB Florida 3 26 89 From Arizona Traded to Carolina on April 23, 2010 3 27 90 From Dallas Taylor Price WR Ohio University 4 15 113 From Denver Aaron Hernandez TE Florida 4 21 119 Assigned Traded to Dallas on April 22, 2010 5 19 150 From Houston Zoltan Mesko P Michigan 6 21 190 Assigned Traded to Oakland on April 23, 2010 *6 36 205 Compensatory Ted Larsen OL N.C. State 7 1 208 From Wash. Thomas Welch OL Vanderbilt 7 22 229 Assigned Traded to Washington on April 24, 2010 B7 24 231 From Philadelphia Traded to Washington on April 24, 2010 *7 40 247 Compensatory Brandon Deaderick DL Alabama *7 41 248 Compensatory Kade Weston DL Georgia *7 43 250 Compensatory Zac Robinson QB Oklahoma St. 2011 PICKS / 2010 REVIEW 2010 DRAFT NOTES 2010 DRAFT NOTES TRADE 1 The Patriots acquired Denver’s 2010 first-round pick (24th overall used by Dallas to draft WR Dez Bryant) and their 2010 fourth-round pick (113th overall used to draft TE Aaron Hernandez) during a 2010 draft day trade in exchange for the Patriots’ 2010 first-round pick (22nd overall used by Denver to draft WR Demaryius Thomas). TRADE 2 The Patriots acquired