Quote Originally Posted by sharpe1027 View Post
He was drafted using their compensatory pick, so it was basically a 4th rounder.
Just to belabor the point, he was 91st (32x3=96 normal picks through three rounds). The only reason he wasn't the 92nd pick was that NE lost a pick due to 'spygate.' The first compensatory pick in 2008 was the Redskins at #96 (again, one pick early due to NE).