Colorado cornerback Terrence Wheatley was chosen in the second round yesterday by New England, which needed to bolster its secondary.

AP / David Zalubowski

FOXBORO — Day One of the NFL Draft is in the books, but there is still plenty of work to be done today for the Patriots.

The team has six picks for rounds three through seven. But that is always subject to change.

Thanks to their trade with New Orleans, New England has three third-round picks: at 69, 78 and 94. No. 78 had belonged to the Saints; No. 69, the fourth pick to come up this morning, came from Oakland last season, and 94 is the Pats’ natural spot.

The Patriots have found value in the third round in recent seasons. Tight end David Thomas (2006), corner Ellis Hobbs and tackle Nick Kaczur (2005) were all third-round choices.

Though they selected Colorado cornerback Terrence Wheatley in the second round yesterday, New England will likely still look to fill some spots in its secondary.

Offensive line could also be among the picks. The Pats have taken an offensive lineman nearly every year since 2000, with good returns. In addition to Kaczur, Ryan O’Callaghan was selected in the fifth round in 2006, Logan Mankins was a first-rounder in 2005, Dan Koppen was a fifth-rounder in 2003 and thanks to a trade with Detroit, Matt Light became a second-round pick in 2001.

With one trade already made yesterday and chips to play with today, Belichick left the door open for more trades.

“I wouldn’t rule anything out. I’m not afraid to trade one way or another,” he said. “We will just see how it goes and take every situation as it comes up. I don’t know how it’s going to go, what options are going to come up. We will do what is best for our football team.”

In the fourth round, New England will pick 129th. It does not have a fifth-round pick after sending it to New Orleans as part of yesterday’s trade. The 197th pick, coming in round six, and pick 238 in round seven complete the Pats’ list.

The second time for a 10th pick

Yesterday was the second time in franchise history the Patriots have picked at No. 10; the first was in 1990. That year, the team took North Carolina State defensive end Ray Agnew. Agnew spent five years with New England, starting 37 of 66 games. He played for six more seasons, spending three years each with the Giants and Rams, and was a member of St. Louis’ Super Bowl XXXIV-winning squad.

Before its trade with New Orleans, New England held the No. 7 pick. The Pats chose Ohio State receiver Terry Glenn seventh overall in 1996.

Quick kicks

The 10th overall pick last year was Louisville defensive lineman Amobi Okoye. The Texans made the then 19-year-old Okoye the youngest player ever taken in the first round. … With the time allotted for teams to make picks in the first round shaved from 15 minutes to 10, yesterday’s first round took 3 hours, 33 minutes. Teams had seven minutes to submit their second-round selections. Rounds one and two totaled 5:53. There is a five-minute limit on all picks today. … The Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts did not have first-round picks yesterday. Cleveland does not make its first pick of the weekend until the fourth round (122nd overall) after trading away its first, second, and third-round picks last year.

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