The second day of the 2018 NFL draft is here! In an hour, the second and third rounds of the league's college player selection process will be kicked off and they projects to again be highly interesting ones from the New England Patriots' perspective: The team owns a total of eight draft picks with two of them being up on day two of the three-day event – giving the Patriots the sixth-highest draft capital in the league to operate with.
We will have plenty of coverage over the next days (and beyond), so make sure to regularly check back to Pats Pulpit for all the latest news, rumors and analysis. As for day one, here is all you need to know.
Day 2: Rounds 2 & 3
When: Friday April 27th at 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX
How to watch: NFL Network, ESPN, FOX
Time per pick: 7 minutes for round 2; 5 minutes for round 3
Patriots draft picks
Round 1: #23 (OL Isaiah Wynn), #31 (RB Sony Michel)
Round 2: #43, #63
Round 5: #143
Round 6: #198, #210
Round 7: #219
The 43rd overall pick will be made at 8:17 PM ET at the latest and if the projected end of the first round is at 11:30 PM ET (per ESPN2’s schedule), then the Patriots will likely pick around 7:50 PM ET.
The 63rd overall pick will be made at 10:37 PM ET at the latest, but will likely happen around 9:25 PM ET.
Patriots draft needs, potential day two targets
Linebacker: Malik Jefferson, Josey Jewell, Darius Leonard, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Fred Warner
Quarterback: Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta, Mike White, Luke Falk
Cornerback: Carlton Davis, Duke Dawson, Josh Jackson, Isaiah Oliver
Defensive edge: Lorenzo Carter, Duke Ejiofor, Sam Hubbard, Arden Key, Harold Landry, Josh Sweat
Patriots links and analysis
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Patriots pre-draft tracker: Interviews, workouts, meetings, visits
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2-33 Cleveland Browns: OT Austin Corbett
2-34 New York Giants: OG Will Hernandez
2-35 Cleveland Browns: RB Nick Chubb
2-36 Indianapolis Colts: LB Darius Leonard
2-37 Indianapolis Colts: OL Braden Smith
2-38 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: RB Ronald Jones
2-39 Chicago Bears: OL James Daniels
2-40 Denver Broncos: WR Courtland Sutton
2-41 TRADE Oakland Raiders -> Tennessee Titans: DE Harold Landry
2-42 Miami Dolphins: TE Mike Gesicki
2-43 TRADE New England Patriots -> Detroit Lions: RB Kerryon Johnson
2-44 TRADE Washington Redskins -> San Francisco 49ers: WR Dante Pettis
2-45 Green Bay Packers: CB Josh Jackson
2-46 TRADE Cincinnati Bengals -> Kansas City Chiefs: DL Breeland Speaks
2-47 Arizona Cardinals: WR Christian Kirk
2-48 Los Angeles Chargers: LB Uchenna Nwosu
2-49 TRADE Indianapolis Colts -> Philadelphia Eagles: TE Dallas Goedert
2-50 Dallas Cowboys: OT Connor Williams
2-51 TRADE Detroit Lions -> New England Patriots -> Chicago Bears: WR Anthony Miller
2-52 TRADE Philadelphia Eagles -> Indianapolis Colts: DE Kemoko Turay
2-53 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: CB M.J. Stewart
2-54 TRADE Kansas City Chiefs -> Cincinnati Bengals: S Jessie Bates
2-55 Carolina Panthers: CB Donte Jackson
2-56 TRADE Tampa Bay Buccaneers -> New England Patriots: CB Duke Dawson
2-57 TRADE Tennessee Titans -> Oakland Raiders: DT P.J. Hall
2-58 Atlanta Falcons: CB Isaiah Oliver
2-59 TRADE San Francisco 49ers -> Washington Redskins: RB Derrius Guice
2-60 Pittsburgh Steelers: WR James Washington
2-61 Jacksonville Jaguars: WR D.J. Chark
2-62 Minnesota Vikings: OT Brian O'Neill
2-63 TRADE New England Patriots -> Tampa Bay Buccaneers: CB Carlton Davis
2-64 TRADE Cleveland Browns -> Indianapolis Colts: DE Tyquan Lewis
3-65 TRADE Baltimore Ravens -> Oakland Raiders: OL Brandon Parker
3-66 New York Giants: LB Lorenzo Carter
3-67 TRADE Indianapolis Colts -> Cleveland Browns: DE Chad Thomas
3-68 Houston Texans: S Justin Reid
3-69 New York Giants: DT B.J. Hill
3-70 San Francisco 49ers: LB Fred Warner
3-71 Denver Broncos: RB Royce Freeman
3-72 New York Jets: DL Nathan Shepherd
3-73 Miami Dolphins: LB Jerome Baker
3-74 TRADE San Francisco 49ers -> Washington Redskins: OL Geron Christian
3-75 TRADE Oakland Raiders -> Baltimore Ravens -> Kansas City Chiefs: DT Derrick Nnadi
3-76 TRADE Seattle Seahawks -> Pittsburgh Steelers: QB Mason Rudolph
3-77 Cincinnati Bengals: DE Sam Hubbard
3-78 TRADE Kansas City Chiefs -> Cincinnati Bengals: LB Malik Jefferson
3-79 TRADE Pittsburgh Steelers -> Seattle Seahawks: LB Rasheem Green
3-80 Houston Texans: OL Martinas Rankin
3-81 Dallas Cowboys: WR Michael Gullup
3-82 Detroit Lions: DB Stacy Walker
3-83 Baltimore Ravens: OT Orlando Brown
3-84 Los Angeles Chargers: DL Justin Jones
3-85 Carolina Panthers: CB Rashaan Gaulden
3-86 TRADE Kansas City Chiefs -> Baltimore Ravens: TE Mark Andrews
3-87 TRADE Los Angeles Rams -> Oakland Raiders: DE Arden Key
3-88 TRADE Carolina Panthers -> Green Bay packers: LB Oren Burks
3-89 Tennessee Titans -> Los Angeles Rams: OL Joseph Noteboom
3-90 Atlanta Falcons: DT Deadrin Senat
3-91 New Orleans Saints: WR Tre’Quan Smith
3-92 Pittsburgh Steelers: OL Chukwuma Okorafor
3-93 Jacksonville Jaguars: S Ronnie Harrison
3-94 Minnesota Vikings -> Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OL Alex Cappa
3-95 San Francisco 49ers: S Tarvarius Moore
3-96 Buffalo Bills: DT Harrison Phillips
3-97 Arizona Cardinals: OC Mason Cole
3-98 Houston Texans: TE Jordan Akins
3-99 Denver Broncos: CB Isaac Yiadom
3-100 Cincinnati Bengals: LB Dorian O’Daniel