New England Patriots 1971 Drafted Players

The New England Patriots drafted 13 players in the 1971 NFL draft. Of the 13 players selected 3 played offense and 1 played defense. The players drafted were Jim Plunkett a QB drafted in round 1 out of Stanford, Julius Adams a DL drafted in round 2 out of Texas Southern, Tim Kelly drafted in round 5 out of Notre Dame , David Hardt drafted in round 6 out of Kentucky , Josh Ashton a RB drafted in round 9 out of Tulsa, Layne McDowell drafted in round 10 out of Iowa , Dan Schneiss drafted in round 11 out of Nebraska , John Rodman drafted in round 12 out of Northwestern , Lewis Swain drafted in round 13 out of Alabama A&M , Al Sykes a WR drafted in round 14 out of Florida A&M, Nick McGarry drafted in round 15 out of Massachusetts , Jim Zikmund drafted in round 16 out of Nebraska-Kearney and Ronald Leigh drafted in round 17 out of Elizabeth City State. View all of the players selected in the 1971 Patriots NFL Draft.