Biggest New England Patriots busts

Picks that fell furthest short of what their draft slot usually produces. Players still playing aren't counted. How this works

1. 1Kenneth SimsDE · #1 in 1982 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 32 vs 73 expected at #1−41
2. 2Robert EdwardsRB · #18 in 1998 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 8 vs 48 expected at #18−40
3. 3Laurence MaroneyRB · #21 in 2006 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 5 vs 45 expected at #21−40
4. 4Hart Lee DykesWR · #16 in 1989 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 8 vs 47 expected at #16−39
5. 5Kevin LeeWR · #35 in 1994 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 1 vs 39 expected at #35−38
6. 6Ras-I DowlingDB · #33 in 2011 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 1 vs 39 expected at #33−38
7. 7Reggie DupardRB · #26 in 1986 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 5 vs 42 expected at #26−37
8. 8Chad JacksonWR · #36 in 2006 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 2 vs 39 expected at #36−37
9. 9Eugene ChungG · #13 in 1992 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 16 vs 52 expected at #13−36
10. 10Dominique EasleyDT · #29 in 2014 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 4 vs 39 expected at #29−35
11. 11Vagas FergusonRB · #25 in 1980 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 8 vs 42 expected at #25−34
12. 12Mike RuthNT · #42 in 1986 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 1 vs 34 expected at #42−33
13. 13Andy KatzenmoyerLB · #28 in 1999 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 7 vs 39 expected at #28−32
14. 14Lester WilliamsNT · #27 in 1982 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 10 vs 41 expected at #27−31
15. 15Robert WeathersRB · #40 in 1982 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 4 vs 35 expected at #40−31
16. 16Darryal WilsonWR · #47 in 1983 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 1 vs 32 expected at #47−31
17. 17Eric ColemanDB · #43 in 1989 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 2 vs 33 expected at #43−31
18. 18Chris SingletonLB · #8 in 1990 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 29 vs 60 expected at #8−31
19. 19Ja'Lynn PolkWR · #37 in 2024 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 7 vs 38 expected at #37−31
20. 20N'Keal HarryWR · #32 in 2019 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 10 vs 39 expected at #32−29
21. 21Joejuan WilliamsCB · #45 in 2019 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 4 vs 33 expected at #45−29
22. 22Chris CantyDB · #29 in 1997 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 11 vs 39 expected at #29−28
23. 23Adrian KlemmG · #46 in 2000 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 4 vs 32 expected at #46−28
24. 24Bethel JohnsonWR · #45 in 2003 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 5 vs 33 expected at #45−28
25. 25Tony EasonQB · #15 in 1983 by New England PatriotsSSI_Val 24 vs 50 expected at #15−26