No team made fewer selections in the 2017 NFL draft than the New England Patriots.
No team has fewer selections from that year’s class remaining in the fold, either.
Edge-rushers Derek Rivers and Deatrich Wise Jr. are the only ones left.
As things stand a year out, that retention tally of two matches the Patriots’ 2009 class with strong safety Patrick Chung and wide receiver Julian Edelman, the 2010 class with free safety Devin McCourty and tight end Rob Gronkowski, as well as the 2012 class with linebacker Dont’a Hightower and core special-teamer Nate Ebner. It also stands in stark contrast to the six remaining from both the 2015 and 2016 Patriots draft classes.