The Patriots’ safety room has experienced very few changes over the past few seasons. Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung have been the starters. Duron Harmon has played in sub-packages. Nate Ebner has played special teams and very few defensive snaps. Then there are guys that come in the rotation like Terrence Brooks.

This offseason, however, the position has seen some turnover. New England moved on from Harmon, sending him to Detroit, and Ebner through free agency. They signed Adrian Phillips and Cody Davis to play special teams and rotational snaps.

The future of the Patriots’ safeties is up in the air. While they have a few younger practice squad/IR guys set to return in Obi Melifonwu, Malik Gant, and Adarius Pickett, it’s still likely that Bill Belichick and company try to address the position in the draft.

Here is one safety the Patriots could select in every round of this year’s draft.

Round 1 – Xavier McKinney, Alabama

McKinney is considered one of the top safeties in the draft. He finished his three years at Alabama with 175 tackles, six sacks, and five interceptions. At 6-foot-0 and roughly 200 pounds, he’s essentially the same size as Harmon, and he may be used in a similar way. McKinney has the ability to play in the slot, in the box, and as a free safety making him a versatile piece that could get instant playing time in New England.