Patriots draft tracker: Day 2 picks, news, live updates

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 23: A general view of the draft tent is seen during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Day 2 of the NFL Draft is in the books. After picking offensive tackle Caleb Lomu in Round 1, the New England Patriots used a pair of picks to select defensive edge Gabe Jacas and tight end Eli Raridon on Friday night.

Recap all the action below.

NFL Draft 2026: Day 2

Friday, April 24, 7 p.m. ET | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA|Broadcast information|Best players available|Patriots Top 50 Big Board

Patriots picks:Round 2, Pick 63 | Round 3, Pick 95

Time per pick:7 minutes (Round 2) | 5 minutes (Rounds 3-6)

Pats Pulpit will have you covered with plenty of coverage over the next three days and beyond, so make sure to regularly check back for all the latest news, rumors and analysis. Please also head down to the comment section to use this as your open thread for the day.

Live tracker

To be updated after each round.

1. San Francisco 49ers (from Jets): WR De'Zhaun Stribling (Ole Miss)
2. Arizona Cardinals: OG Chase Bisontis (Texas A&M)
3. Buffalo Bills (from Titans): Edge T.J. Parker (Clemson)
4. Houston Texans: DL Kayden McDonald (Ohio State)
5. New York Giants: CB Colton Hood (Tennessee)
6. Las Vegas Raiders: S Treydan Stukes (Arizona)
7. Cleveland Browns: WR Denzel Boston (Washington)
8. Kansas City Chiefs: Edge R Mason Thomas (Oklahoma)
9. Cincinnati Bengals: Edge Cashius Howell (Texas A&M)
10. New Orleans Saints: DL Christen Miller (Georgia)
11. Miami Dolphins: LB Jacob Rodriguez (Texas Tech)
12. Detroit Lions: Edge Derrick Moore (Michigan)
13. Baltimore Ravens: Edge Zion Young (Missouri)
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: LB Josiah Trotter (Missouri)
15. Pittsburgh Steelers: WR Germie Bernard (Alabama)
16. Atlanta Falcons: CB Avieon Terrell (Clemson)
17. Carolina Panthers: DL Lee Hunter (Texas Tech)
18. New York Jets: CB D'Angelo Ponds (Indiana)
19. Minnesota Vikings: LB Jake Golday (Cincinnati)
20. Green Bay Packers: CB Brandon Cisse (South Carolina)
21. Indianapolis Colts: LB CJ Allen (Georgia)
22. Philadelphia Eagles: TE Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt)
23. New England Patriots: Edge Gabe Jacas (Illinois)
24. Jacksonville Jaguars: TE Nate Boerkircher (Texas A&M)
25. Chicago Bears: C Logan Jones (Iowa)
26. Cleveland Browns: S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (Toledo)
27. Houston Texans: TE Marlin Klein (Michigan)
28. Tennessee Titans: LB Anthony Hill Jr. (Texas)
29. Los Angeles Rams: TE Max Klare (Ohio State)
30. Buffalo Bills: CB Davison Igbinosun (Ohio State)
31. Los Angeles Chargers: C Jake Slaughter (Florida)
32. Seattle Seahawks: S Bud Clark (TCU)
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33. Arizona Cardinals: QB Carson Beck (Miami)
34. Denver Broncos: DL Tyler Onyedim (Texas A&M)
35. Las Vegas Raiders: Edge Keyron Crawford (Auburn)
36. Philadelphia Eagles: OT Markel Bell (Miami)
37. Chicago Bears: TE Sam Roush (Stanford)
38. San Francisco 49ers: Edge Romello Height (Texas Tech)
39. Washington Commanders: WR Antonio Williams (Clemson)
40. Cincinnati Bengals: CB Tacario Davis (Washington)
41. New Orleans Saints: TE Oscar Delp (Georgia)
42. New York Giants: WR Malachi Fields (Notre Dame)
43. Miami Dolphins: WR Caleb Douglas (Texas Tech)
44. Pittsburgh Steelers: QB Drew Allar (Penn State)
45. Green Bay Packers: DL Chris McClellan (Missouri)
46. Indianapolis Colts: S A.J. Haulcy (LSU)
47. Atlanta Falcons: WR Zachariah Branch (Georgia)
48. Baltimore Ravens: WR Ja'Kobi Lane (USC)
49. Jacksonville Jaguars: DL Albert Regis (Texas A&M)
50. Minnesota Vikings: DL Domonique Orange (Iowa State)
51. Carolina Panthers: WR Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee)
52. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: WR Ted Hurst (Georgia State)
53. Pittsburgh Steelers: CB Daylen Everette (Georgia)
54. Cleveland Browns: OT Austin Barber (Florida)
55. Miami Dolphins: TE Will Kacmarek (Ohio State)
56. Jacksonville Jaguars: OG Emmanuel Pregnon (Oregon)
57. Chicago Bears: WR Zavion Thomas (LSU)
58. San Francisco 49ers: RB Kaelon Black (Indiana)
59. Las Vegas Raiders: OL Trey Zuhn III (Texas A&M)
60. Dallas Cowboys: Edge Jaishawn Barham (Michigan)
61. Los Angeles Rams: OT Keagen Trost (Missouri)
62. Miami Dolphins: WR Chris Bell (Louisville)
63. New England Patriots: TE Eli Raridon(Notre Dame)
64. Pittsburgh Steelers: OT Gennings Dunker (Iowa)
65. Minnesota Vikings: OT Caleb Tiernan (Northwestern)
66. Minnesota Vikings: S Jakobe Thomas (Miami)
67. Seattle Seahawks: CB Julian Neal (Arkansas)
68. Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Jalen Huskey (Maryland)

8:30 p.m. ET: The Patriots trade up again, sending picks No. 63, 131, and 202 to the Chargers for No. 55

4 p.m. ET: Before we get started, a recap of the Patriots' capital heading into the second and third rounds.

• Round 1 OT Caleb Lomu (Utah)
• Round 2 Edge Gabe Jacas (Illinois)
• Round 3 TE Eli Raridon (Notre Dame)
• Round 5 Pick 171
• Round 6 Pick 191, 198, 212
• Round 7 Pick 247

4 p.m. ET: Welcome to today's live tracker, and thanks for joining us. As always, you will find updates and the eventual draft results above, and the comment section below. Please make yourselves at home and thanks for again spending your draft day with us!