Patriots two-time Super Bowl champ to announce team's Day 2 draft pick
Patriots great Deion Branch will present one of the team's two picks on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft.
The New England Patriots have identified the former franchise great who will present one of their draft picks on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, former Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch will announce one of the Patriots’ selections between rounds 2-3 of the NFL draft as part of the NFL’s Legends initiative. Branch was selected by the Patriots with the No.
65 overall pick in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. The Louisville product played for the Patriots from 2002-05, and then from 2010-12. Branch won two Super Bowls with New England and was named the Super Bowl XXXIX MVP.
The Patriots are in the market for a wide receiver, off-ball linebacker and an offensive lineman on the right side of the ball in the draft. New England owns the No. 63 overall pick in the second round, as well as the No.
95 overall pick in the third round this year. Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook . This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Patriots two-time Super Bowl champ to announce team's Day 2 draft pick