Not many seventh-round picks make their team’s roster as a rookie, and even fewer wind up making a great impact. It takes an even more special player to make their team’s Hall of Fame after starting out as a seventh-round pick.
Julian Edelman will receive his red jacket and become one of the newest members of the Patriots Hall of Fame on Saturday, getting inducted alongside former head coach Bill Parcells. For Edelman, Saturday’s ceremony puts a bow on what was a standout 12-year career for the Patriots after the team selected him in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft.