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I'm not sure what you mean by "originally". The Pats acquired the #48 pick as part of a trade with Oakland last year, but they stood pat during the draft and kept the pick.
Consider in comparison the 2010 draft:
27 Devin McCourty - originally the 22 pick, Pats traded back twice
42 Gronkowski - originally the 44 pick, Pats traded up
62 Spikes - originally the 47 pick, Pats traded back twice
89 (traded to Carolina) - pick acquired in one of the trade backs from 47 to 62
90 Taylor - pick acquired in one of the trade backs from 22 to 27
113 Hernandez - pick acquired in one of the trade backs from 22 to 27
150 Mesko - pick acquired in one o the trade backs from 47 to 62
208 Welch - pick acquired by trading two lower 7th round picks
So the only "original" picks used were #53 on Jermaine Cunningham, and the comp picks (205, 247, 248, 250) which were not allowed to be traded.
Consider in comparison the 2010 draft:
27 Devin McCourty - originally the 22 pick, Pats traded back twice
42 Gronkowski - originally the 44 pick, Pats traded up
62 Spikes - originally the 47 pick, Pats traded back twice
89 (traded to Carolina) - pick acquired in one of the trade backs from 47 to 62
90 Taylor - pick acquired in one of the trade backs from 22 to 27
113 Hernandez - pick acquired in one of the trade backs from 22 to 27
150 Mesko - pick acquired in one o the trade backs from 47 to 62
208 Welch - pick acquired by trading two lower 7th round picks
So the only "original" picks used were #53 on Jermaine Cunningham, and the comp picks (205, 247, 248, 250) which were not allowed to be traded.
This has probably been pointed out previously but none of the Patriots draft choices this year were taken in a position of where the Patriots originally held the pick. Found it interesting but not enough to start another thread.
1 21 (21) Chandler Jones DE 6-5 265 Syracuse from Bengals
1 25 (25) Dont'a Hightower ILB 6-4 260 Alabama from Broncos
2 16 (48) Tavon Wilson SS 6-0 205 Illinois from Raiders
3 27 (90) Jake Bequette DE 6-5 271 Arkansas from Packers
6 27 (197) Nate Ebner DB 6-0 205 Ohio St. from Packers
7 17 (224) Alfonzo Dennard CB 5-10 205 Nebraska from Packers through Jets
7 28 (235) Jeremy Ebert from Packers
I wonder if that's ever happened before with that many picks.