Two days down, one to go in the 2022 NFL Draft. That hardly means things are slowing down though, as Saturday projects to be a busy one for the Patriots. After making three trades over the first two days – plus a handful more before the draft – New England is scheduled to make seven selections over the final four rounds. That represents quite the influx of draft assets, given the team had just six picks total when the offseason began.

Day 3 of the draft begins at noon, and moves much faster with just five minutes on the clock per pick. With that, the Patriots will make their first selection relatively early in the day, and will be working nearly to the end, with their final pick in the back end of the seventh round. Here’s a quick rundown of all of their Day 3 picks.

Round 4, Pick 121

The Patriots’ first pick is the 16th selection of the day. This pick was acquired in their first-round trade with the Kansas City Chiefs, and originally belonged to the Miami Dolphins. Last year the Patriots were also on the board right around this time, and ended up taking running back Rhamondre Stevenson 120th overall.

According to the NFL.com prospect rankings, the top players expected to be on the board at this point are Tennessee DT Matthew Butler, Baylor RB Abram Smith, San Diego State TE Daniel Bellinger, South Carolina running back Kevin Harris, Penn State linebacker Jesse Luketa, and Georgia Tech safety Juanyeh Thomas.

Round 4, Pick 127

Pending a trade, the Patriots will quickly be back on the board with their original fourth-round pick. Since this has been the Patriots’ pick the entire time, it’s been included in a number of our mock drafts. The projected selections include Sam Houston State CB Zyon McCollum, Alabama CBs Jalyn Armour-Davis and Josh Jobe in two separate mocks, as well as a trade back.

Round 4, Pick 137

By trading out of the end of the third round Friday night, the Patriots picked up this pick from Carolina, as well as a 2023 third. The Patriots have never picked 137th overall under Bill Belichick.

Given the Patriots’ seeming trend of taking special teams players in the fifth round, and their current lack of fifth-round picks, that’s a position to keep an eye on here. Now that they’ve added a returner in third round pick Marcus Jones, the focus will likely be on kickers, punters, and coverage players. This class has two elite punters expected to go in this range in San Diego State’s Matt Araiza and Penn State’s Jordan Stout. With Jake Bailey in a contract year and due $4 million this season – nearly all unguaranteed – a punter wouldn’t be a total surprise.

Round 6, Pick 183

Skipping ahead to the sixth round for the Patriots’ next pick, they’re back on the board at 183. This is the first of two picks they added in last week’s trade with the Houston Texans. According to the NFL.com rankings, the top players expected to be on the board at this point are Georgia OL Justin Shaffer, Wake Forest OL Zach Tom, Memphis WR Calvin Austin, Notre Dame WR Kevin Austin Jr., UTSA OL Spencer Buford, LSU DT Neil Farrell, Illinois OL Vederian Lowe, and Auburn LB Zakoby McClain.

Round 6, Pick 200

This is the Patriots’ original sixth round pick. It’s one of the few Day 3 picks they’ve held throughout this process.

Our mocks for this selection have included Washington State CB Jaylen Watson and Tennessee OL Cade Mays.

Round 6, Pick 210

It’s another set of back-to-back picks for the Patriots, as they’re back on the clock at 210. This is one of two picks they got from the Los Angeles Rams in the Sony Michel trade (the other is a fourth-round pick that conveys next year).

Again, the Patriots have had this pick for a while so it’s appeared in a handful of our mocks. The selections have been Kentucky DT Marquan McCall, Alabama DL LaBryan Ray, Colorado LB Nate Landman, and Florida LB Jeremiah Moon.

Round 7, Pick 245

The Patriots’ draft likely wraps up late in the seventh round. This is the other selection the team received from Houston last week. This late in the draft, the pick is usually used to grab a player that might otherwise get lost in the UDFA pool.

Although we didn’t include this pick in any of our mock drafts, we projected a number of trades that involved the Patriots picking somewhere in the 240’s. Those picks have included Baylor RB Trestan Ebner and Pittsburg State CB Dallis Flowers.