During an appearance on the "Dudes on Dudes Podcast," Gronkowski revealed that he was going to be taken by the Baltimore Ravens before the Patriots traded up one pick ahead of them to select him. He was selected by New England with the No. 42 overall pick in the second round of the 2010 draft.

The New England Patriots made the jersey numbers official for the entire 2025 rookie NFL draft class on Tuesday. Some of the numbers worn by the players will be familiar to college football fans. Offensive tackle Will Campbell and running back TreVeyon Henderson will be wearing the same numbers they wore in college at the next level.

The New England Patriots finished the 2025 NFL draft with five draft-day trades and 11 picks. They aggressively filled out their roster with undrafted free agents and developmental depth, signaling a bold shift under the new leadership of Mike Vrabel, Eliot Wolf and Ryan Cowden.