Patriots - How have they fared in the draft over the last 20 years

Over the last 20 years (2001-2020) the Pats average pick number in the 1st & 2nd Rd of the draft was a league high 39.41

Despite that, the Patriots finished 3rd in Weighted Career Approximate Value (CarAV) in those picks

2001-2020 DRAFT - RDS 1 & 2
TEAM	PICKS RD 1-2	TOTAL Car AV*	AVG PICK#	AVG PICK RANK
LAC	41	1,492	30.32	14
CIN	43	1,399	31.37	15
NWE	44	1,398	39.41	32
CAR	41	1,377	34.39	24
BUF	43	1,372	30.26	13
PIT	36	1,349	36.94	27
BAL	38	1,310	37.58	28
HOU	34	1,303	29.94	11
ARI	40	1,291	28.95	7
DET	46	1,276	29.07	8
CLE	48	1,262	27.52	2
JAX	41	1,252	27.15	1
DAL	38	1,251	34.29	23
LAR	39	1,243	29.51	9
ATL	35	1,234	29.69	10
MIN	43	1,224	32.70	20
NOR	36	1,222	30.06	12
NYG	40	1,221	31.70	16
GNB	42	1,221	37.95	29
SEA	39	1,216	38.26	30
SFO	41	1,170	28.07	3
DEN	46	1,106	36.17	25
PHI	41	1,106	36.34	26
KAN	34	1,079	33.18	22
TEN	41	1,071	32.73	21
NYJ	37	1,067	28.19	4
IND	39	1,060	38.54	31
MIA	40	1,030	32.00	17
TAM	40	987	32.20	18
CHI	35	969	32.90	19
LVR	41	966	28.80	6
WAS	31	820	28.32	5
* - TOTAL CarAV = Weighted career approximate value
source: stathead.com