Patriots 2003 Draft
2003
| Round/Pick | Pos. | Player | Games/Starts | Â Notes |
| 1/13 | DT | Ty Warren | 92/80 | After learning the ropes his rookie season, Warren has been a solid starter for the Patriots, missing only four games in the last five seasons. He has 222 tackles and 20 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 6 recovered fumbles. |
| 2/36 | CB | Eugene Wilson | NE: 62/55 – NFL: 74/65 | Wilson played five seasons with the Patriots (2003-07), totaling 188 total tackles, 10 interceptions with one TD return, 2 forced fumbles, 2 recovered fumbles. Signed with Tampa Bay as UFA in March ’08. Released by Bucs and signed by Houston for ’08 season. |
| 2/45 | WR | Bethel Johnson | NE: 39/7  - NFL: 50/9 | In three seasons with New England (2003-05), Johnson was unable to crack the starting lineup. He had 30 catches for 450 yards and 4 TDs. He did have two TDs on kickoff returns of 92 and 93 yards. The Patriots traded him in June ’06 to New Orleans for DT Johnathan Sullivan. The Saints released him in Aug. ’06 and he played late in the ’06 season with Minnesota. |
| 4/117 | DT | Dan Klecko | NE: 29/3 - NFL: 63/6 | The son of former Jets DL Joe Klecko, he began his NFL career as a DT, but now is considered a RB. Klecko played three seasons with the Patriots (2003-05) where he had 17 total tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble and he also caught three passes for 18 yards. Klecko was released in September ’06. He went to Indianapolis and then signed last year as a UFA with Philadelphia. |
| 4/120 | CB | Asante Samuel | NE: 75/53 – NFL: 90/68 | Samuel spent five years with New England (2003-08) and became a full-time starter halfway through his second season. He had 210 tackles and 22 interceptions, with three returned for TDs. Samuel also contributed four forced fumbles. He had 10 interceptions in the ’06 season. Samuel signed as a UFA with Philadelphia in February ’08. Named to ’07 Pro Bowll. |
| 5/164 | C | Dan Koppen | 88/87 | As the 164th player selected in ’03, Koppen has to go down as one of the best value picks of that Draft. He became an immediate starter for the Patriots and other than missing seven games in the ’05 season because of a shoulder injury, he’s been the snapper for Brady/Cassel. Koppen has allowed just nine sacks over his career. However, 4.5 of those sacks came in the ’08 season. Named to ’07 Pro Bowl. |
| 6/201 | QB | Kliff Kingsbury | NE: 0 - NFL: 1/0 | Kingsbury spent the ’03 season on the Patriots roster, but did not appear in a game. He was released in the ’04 pre-season. In ’05 he spent time New Orleans, Denver’s practice squad and then the N.Y. Jets, where he played one game, hitting one of two passes for 17 yards. He was released by Buffalo in ’06. |
| 7/234 | TE | Spencer Nead | NE: 0 -NFL: 10/0 | Released after his rookie pre-season with the Patriots in Aug. ’03, Nead signed with St. Louis where he spent the ’03 season, appearing in 10 games and catching one pass for six yards. He was released in ’04, claimed on waivers by Atlanta but released at the start of the ’04 training camp. |
| 7/239 | LB | Tully Banta-Cain | NE: 54/5 -NFL: 82/15 | Banta-Cain spent four seasons with New England (2003-06) as a part-timer and special teamer. For the Pats, he contributed 33 total tackles, 8 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 recovered fumble. In March ’07 he signed as a UFA with San Francisco. After two seasons with the 49ers he was released and signed again by the Patriots in Feb.’09. |
| 7/243 | DT | Ethan Kelley | NE: 1/0 - NFL: 36/9 | Kelley was released after his rookie pre-season and spent the ’03 season on New England’s practice squad.  He made the Patriots roster for the ’04 season, but appeared in just one game and was credited with one tackle. He was released in Aug. ’05 and signed with Cleveland, where he played three seasons with the Browns. |
