What Bill Belichick has done with the Patriots' first round draft picks

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Data from http://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/

2000 (#16): Sent to Jets as compensation for his own hiring
2001 (#6): Drafted Richard Seymour
2002 (#32): Traded up to #21, drafted Dan Graham
2003 (#14): Acquired via trade for Drew Bledsoe, traded up to #13, drafted Ty Warren
2003 (#19): Traded down to 2nd round plus 2004 1st round
2004 (#21): Acquired via above trade, drafted Vince Wilfork
2004 (#32): Drafted Ben Watson
2005 (#32): Drafted Logan Mankins
2006 (#21): Drafted Lawrence Maroney
2007 (#28): Traded down to 4th round plus 2008 1st round
2008 (#7): Acquired via above trade, traded down to #10, drafted Jerod Mayo
2008 (#31): Forfeited as penalty for SpyGate
2009 (#23): Traded down to #26 plus 5th round, then traded those for a 2nd and two 3rds
2010 (#22): Traded down to #24, then again to #27, drafted Devin McCourty
2011 (#17): Acquired via trade for Richard Seymour, drafted Nate Solder
2011 (#28): Traded down to 2nd round plus 2012 1st round
2012 (#27): Acquired via above trade, traded up to #21, drafted Chandler Jones
2012 (#31): Traded up to #25, drafted Dont'a Hightower
2013 (#29): Traded down for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th round picks
2014 (#29): Drafted Dominique Easley

Summary:
* Drafted 13 players in the first round, including 2 after trading downward and 4 after trading upward
* Traded out of the first round 5 times