An entire generation of New England Patriots fans will experience the excitement of their team making a top-five pick for the first time in April.
The Patriots own the No. 3 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, and assuming they don't trade it, that pick will be their first in the top five since 1994.
The Patriots didn't have many good teams in the four decades that preceded Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady's arrival in 2000, and yet the franchise made just eight top-five picks in the common draft era (1967 to the present).