Pro Football Focus redrafted the 2013 draft.
The New England Patriots were no strangers to not picking in the first round of the NFL Draft during their dynastic run of the 2000s and 2010s. Among those instances was 2013, when the team traded out of its original spot at No. 29.
Despite not adding a Day 1 pick, the Patriots still made the most of that draft as a look at a recent Pro Football Focus redraft shows: three of the team’s selections made it into the first round.
19. New York Giants: LB Jamie Collins Sr., Southern Miss (Round 2, Pick 52)
Original Pick: G Justin Pugh, Syracuse
As a hybrid linebacker and defensive end, Collins was perfect for the New England Patriots. They moved him all around the formation, and he earned PFF pass-rush grades of 93.2 and 87.2 in his second and third NFL seasons, respectively. He never got back to those types of single-season scores, but he was a disruptive pass-rush presence through most of his career.
26. Green Bay Packers: S Logan Ryan, Rutgers (Round 3, Pick 83)
Original Pick: EDGE Datone Jones, UCLA
Ryan’s 11-year NFL career didn’t feature top-tier PFF coverage grades — just three seasons with a 70.0-plus mark — but he was an incredibly versatile player who switched between cornerback and safety and played more than 1,000 defensive snaps in seven of eight seasons between 2015 and 2021 for the Patriots, Titans and Giants.
32. Baltimore Ravens: S Duron Harmon, Rutgers (Round 3, Pick 91)
Original Pick: S Matt Elam, Florida
Harmon was quite the find for the Patriots, who drafted him in the third round in 2013. He recorded PFF coverage grades of 69.0 or better in eight of his 11 seasons, headlined by a career-best 85.1 mark in 2015. In all, he recorded 28 interceptions with 17 passes defensed, which would have been quite the upgrade over Elam, who played just three seasons in the NFL.
Jamie Collins, Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon were all multi-year contributors for the Patriots and won a combined six Super Bowls during their stints in New England.
The Patriots, meanwhile, picked Ohio State defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins at No. 29 in the redraft scenario. Hankins originally was selected 49th overall in the second round by the Giants.