2024 NFL Draft live updates: Tracking the Patriots' picks

New England is slated to make five selections Saturday.

Layden Robinson is a member of the Patriots. Darron Cummings/AP Photo

Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft has arrived.

The Patriots have made three picks to this point and have five remaining. They’re set to be busy at the start of Day 3, holding two selections in the first 10 picks of the fourth round.

Here’s a closer look at the action:

12:16 p.m.: Patriots select Layden Robinson

The Patriots drafted Layden Robinson, a 6-foot-4-inch, 302-pound guard out of Texas A&M, with the 103rd overall pick Saturday.

Robinson allowed one sack in 691 snaps in 2023 and played all 38 college games at right guard. Consistency is an area of emphasis moving forward.

“You expect Layden Robinson to be a dominant performer week in, week out,” Mel Kiper Jr. said. “There were some games you said, ‘Boy, this guy’s exciting. He’s going to be a starter in the NFL.’ Other games, he was disappointing to me.”

11:40 a.m.: Top available players entering final day

There are a handful of standout players still on the board at positions of need for the Patriots on the last day of the draft. Oregon’s Troy Franklin, USC’s Brenden Rice, and UNC’s Devontez Walker are just a few of the names at wide receiver who are expected to be drafted Saturday.

Iowa State cornerback T.J. Tampa is viewed as one of the best available players remaining. Arizona’s Tanner McLachlan and Texas’ Ja’Tavion Sanders are possible options for the Patriots at tight end. Kentucky’s Ray Davis, Clemson’s Will Shipley, Tennessee’s Jaylen Wright, and Oregon’s Bucky Irving are among the best available running backs.

9:52 a.m.: Julian Edelman shares a message.

Former Patriots star Julian Edelman, who was drafted in the seventh round in 2009, encouraged those who are picked Saturday to maximize the opportunity.

“Make yourself valuable in every part of the game,” Edelman wrote. “We had a saying in Foxboro. ‘The more you can do.’”

The late rounds of draft are special to me. It’s where I was taken by the @Patriots and it’s where guys like me had to start to earn a roster spot. Take advantage of every opportunity. Make yourself valuable in every part of the game. We had a saying in Foxboro. “The more you can… pic.twitter.com/wCIGJzmTyo

— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) April 27, 2024