The top 5 players the Patriots mistakenly passed on drafting in the past five years

It's no secret that the last handful of Patriots drafts hasn't exactly pleased the fans, nor did a majority of those selected perform well once suiting up for New England.

A few players, in particular, stand out as the biggest mistakes, like N'Keal Harry, who Bill Belichick will likely never be able to defend choosing for the rest of time. But the receiver wasn't the only disappointing part about that draft class.

As of the 2023 offseason, none of the players taken in the 2019 draft remain with the Patriots. Damien Harris and Jake Bailey were the last of that class, but both signed elsewhere this offseason.

Other than that draft from four years ago, there are a couple of additional years where the Patriots made some head-scratching decisions, so let's review the players they could have drafted over the last five years.