2012 Patriots Draft Contacts
Here are who the New England Patriots have been interviewing and working out for the 2012 NFL Draft.
Legend:
I – Combine Interview
PW – Private Workout
PD – Pro Day Contact
OV – Official Visit
AS – All-Star Game Contact
Multiple contacts in bold.
Defensive Line
Michael Brockers, LSU (OV, PD)
Anthony Jacobs, Minnesota (PD)
Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati (PW, PD)
Ronnie Cameron, Old Dominion (PD)
Josue Ortiz, Harvard (PW, PD)
Armond Armstead, USC (PD, OV)
Chandler Jones, Syracuse (I)
Nick Perry, USC (OV, PD)
Christo Bilukidi, Georgia State (OV)
Linebackers
Ryan Davis, Bethune Cookman (AS, PW)
Darius Fleming, Notre Dame (I)
Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (I, OV)
Luke Kuechly, Boston College (PD, I)
Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma (PD, OV)
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (PD, AS, I)
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois (PD)
Kyle Wilber, Wake Forest (PD)
Bruce Irvin, West Virginia (OV)
Lavonte David, Nebraska (PW)
Zach Brown, North Carolina (PD, PW)
Noah Keller, Ohio (OV)
Shea McClellin, Boise State (PW or OV)
Defensive Backs
Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska (PW)
Tony Dye, UCLA (OV)
Ron Brooks, LSU (PD, PW, OV)
Omar Bolden, Arizona State (OV)
Brandon Taylor, LSU (PW, PD)
Harrison Smith, Notre Dame (I)
Ryan Steed, Furman (AS)
Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt (AS)
Jeremy Jones, Wayne State (PW)
Jeron McMillan, Maine (PD)
Matt Daniels, Yale (PD)
Micah Pellerin, Hampton (PW – with DB coach, PD)
Jordan Bernstine, Iowa (PD, PW)
Josh Norman, Coastal Carolina (OV)
Tavon Wilson, Illinois (PW, PD)
Trumaine Johnson, Montana (OV)
Markelle Martin, Oklahoma State (OV, PD)
Quarterbacks
Ryan Lindley, San Diego State (PD)
Patrick Witt, Yale (PD, PW)
Running Backs
Doug Martin, Boise State (OV, PW, PD)
Fozzy Whitaker, Texas (PW)
Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati (PW, PD)
Travaris Cadet, Appalachian State (AS)
Chris Rainey, Florida (PW, PD)
David Wilson, Virginia Tech (OV)
Tight Ends
Adrien Robinson, Cincinnati (PW, PD)
Emil Igwenagu, UMass (AS, PD)
Eric Lair, Minnesota (PD)
Les Brown, BYU Basketball (PD)
Wide Receivers
Kendall Wright, Baylor (PW, PD)
Joe Adams, Arkansas (AS, I, PD)
A.J. Jenkins, Illinois (AS, PD)
Darius Reynolds, Iowa State (PW, PD)
Rich Rossi, Sacred Heart (PD)
Josh Bellamy, Louisville (PW)
Deonte Thompson, Florida (PD)
Tommy Streeter, Miami (PW)
Offensive Line
Chris Anzevino, Kent State (PW)
Johnnie Troutman, Penn State (AS)
Marcel Jones, Nebraska (PW)
Pro-Days Attended:
Air Force
Alabama (BB, McDaniels)
Arizona
Arkansas State
Ball State
Baylor
Boston College
Brown
BSN Showcase (FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Cincinnati
Coastal Carolina
Colorado
East Carolina
Florida
Florida State
Fresno State
Georgia
Harvard
Houston
Illinois
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas State
Louisiana-Lafayette
LSU
Maine
Miami (OH)
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Northern Illinois
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Old Dominion
Penn State
Rhode Island
San Diego State (McDaniels)
Sacramento State
South Carolina State
South Florida (BB)
Toledo
Tulane
Tulsa
UMass
USC
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Wake Forest
Yale
Is this every single one that the Patriots have or just the ones you know of. Thanks for making the list!
I have a question.
I see several prospects listed with “pro day” (PD) as the only contact. But the Pats are listed as having attended a metric buttload of pro days. How is it that only these select few prospects are included in the above list, but other are not? As just one example, the Pats attended the Wake Forest pro day and OLB/DE Kyle Wilber is listed, but Wake WR Chris Givens is not.
What’s the criteria there?
More than just attending the workout. Personality test, talked with them, etc… but short of confirming an actual private workout.
I say they go after a corner like Jenkins who has the talent to be the best cover corner in the draft if surrounded by a good locker room (like the patriots). If we could keep him on the field, he would produce. We should also go after Harrison smith and/or Brandon Taylor to sure up our shaky secondary. We also need to find some kind of pass rush with a first or second rounder.
I’m happy to see they had an eye on Rich Rossi from Sacred Heart…it’s cool to think that scouts have interest in a player from a school right down the road from me.
Brandon Kinnie from Nebraska worked out with the pats too according to an espn radio station here.
Chandler Jones (Combine) and Rainey (Private Workout) have definitely met with the Patriots
I believe the value is in the 2nd and 3rd rounds in this years draft for the Patriots…..Is there a huge difference in personel at either #27 or 31 than 35, 40, 45 or 50??? Can the Pats trade those picks to get more picks in the 2-5 rounds….Giving up a #27 for guys like McClellan Minnifield, Reyes, Streeter, and Blake…That is the value I see by trading a #1 pick for and still be able to use one of them….The goal is to have multiple starters or key role players for each number one traded….
i’m of the opinion bb likes tape. it’s what on tape and resources we dont even know about. the specifics about footballs important, football iq, team leadership, i think is part of their philosophy. but he’s a film junky. he’s maybe the type of coach that does his homework when the kid isn’t looking.
Tracking is a lot of work and it’s very much appreciated. It’s too bad the workouts, visits and interviews don’t seem to help an awful lot in determining who BB really wants to draft. Last year, for example, the Pats showed interest in 52 players and of these 44 had private workouts. Of these, the Pats drafted 2: Solder and Mallett, and neither had publicized interest shown by the Pats. It seems BB uses these workouts/interviews/visits to find out about the player and for visits for medical info. It’s hard to learn much though.
A lot of guys from all over the place. Early picks to probable free agents. Just doing due diligence. The process rules guys in and out, so not much to glean from the list, except lots of LB’s and DB’s. I’d love to see Pats get 2 LB and and a DB. An ideal list :
Harrison Smith
Vinny Curry
Mychal Kendricks
Add in a 300# DE at #27 / WR @ 3rd / OL @4th Rd and you got a team with a lot of future and present
So glad they’re checking top Safeties! I think Barron is still the odds on favorite….Like to see Alan Branch DE Clemson on the list though? Fletcher Cox DE Miss St. I think could fill Seymour’s spot!
It is nice to see who they have interviewed and who they haven’t, but don’t focus too much on who is or isn’t on the list. Last year, Dowling was not on the list, but picked in the second and players such as Cameron Jordan and Wilkerson were interviewed multiple times, but were past on by the Pats.
i would prefer harrison smith over barron. Barron is great but not what we need. hes a big hitter who lacks elite coverage. get harrison smith out of Notre Dame and an elite cover corner like janoris jenkins and the patriots role. oh yeah they also need a pass rusher like vinny curry out of marshall or nick perry out of USC
Very happy we have an eye on Harrison Smith. He seems like exactly what we need for a safety; a smart, instinctual player.
this is one of the best aspects of ne pats draft. I respect your crediability for your contacts. Its accurate, informative in your scouting data, and Upshaw will never be there at 27. He reminds me of Lamar Woodley. We could of drafted him and we passed.
I could see BB passing on Upshaw…wouldnt shock me at all. BB hates pass rushers.
Wrong…BB hates taking high risk players in the 1st round because it’s wasting the highest % chance to get a solid starter/stud.
Love that they talked with Joe Adams, Ingram and Upshaw! Coutney Upshaw and Joe Adams seem like logical picks to me.
I was thinking the same….add 2 visits with R.Lewis who is an animal rushing the passer.
Chris Rainey said he was going to meet with the Patriots. Also, Chandler Jones tweeted a picture of stuff he got from teams he met with, and one of them was the Patriots.
You should provide links to the sources that you got this list from. It would be really helpful.
Tom – everything posted was either seen by our own eyes at the Senior Bowl or confirmed through an agent, player or secondary source.