Patriots 2006 Draft
2006
| Round/Pick | Pos. | Player | Games/Starts | Notes |
| 1/21 | RB | Laurence Maroney | 30/9 | In the last three seasons, Maroney has carried the ball 388 times for 1,673 yards and 12 touchdowns. He caught 26 passes for 310 yards and 1 TD. In his rookie season he returned 28 kickoffs for an average of 28 yards a return. In three years he has four games with over 100 rushing yards and two games with 20 or more carries. |
| 2/36 | WR | Chad Jackson | NE: 14/1 - NFL: 18/1 | Jackson was a major flop for the Patriots, appearing in only 14 games over two seasons (2006-07), catching 13 passes for 152 yards and 3 TDs. He spent the first part of the ’07 season on the PUP list. Jackson was released at the end of the ’08 pre-season and signed with Denver where he played in ’08. |
| 3/86 | TE | David Thomas | 32/13 | Thomas saw extensive playing time in ’08, starting 10 games in the Patriots offense. He’s caught 21 passes for 261 yards and a TD in his career. Â He was on the IR list in early Oct. ’07 with a foot injury. |
| 4/106 | FB | Garrett Mills | NE: 0 - NFL: 9/0 | Mills never got on the field for the Patriots; he went to the injured reserve list in November ’06 with a thigh injury. He was cut by the Patriots in Sept. ’07 and claimed on waivers by Minnesota, where in two seasons he’s caught seven passes for 91 yards. |
| 4/118 | K | Stephen Gostkowski | 48 | Gostkowski became the Patriots kicker as a rookie and has hit 77 of 90 FGs, an 85.6 percentage. He’s missed one of 158 PAT kicks. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in |
| 5/136 | T | Ryan O’Callaghan | 26/7 | O’Callaghan saw limited playing time in his two seasons (2006-07) before moving to the New England injured reserve list for the ’08 season with a shoulder problem. He remains with the team. |
| 6/191 | LB | Jeremy Mincey | NE: 0 - NFL: 9/0 | Mincey was released on the final cut before the ’06 season. He spent most of the ’06 season on the San Francisco practice squad and started the ’07 on Jacksonville’s practice squad, before he was activated. He spent most of ’08 on the Jax PUP list. |
| 6/205 | G | Dan Stevenson | 0 | Stevenson was released on the final cut before the ’06 season and spent several years on the Pats practice squad. He moved on to Miami’s practice squad and active roster in ’06 and then he spent time with Houston in the ’08 off-season. |
| 6/206 | DT | Le Kevin Smith | 31/0 | Smith over three seasons (2006-08) has contributed 16 tackles and one recovered fumble on defense and two special teams tackles. He saw more playing time in the last half of the ’08 season. |
| 7/229 | CB | Willie Andrews | 30/0 | Andrews saw largely special teams action in two seasons (2006-07) with the Pats, contributing 23 tackles on special teams. He was released in July ’08. |
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