The New England Patriots have acquired LeGarrette Blount from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Jeff Demps and a seventh round pick.

Blount had been phased out of the Buccaneers' offense due to the presence of Doug Martin.

Blount is a bigger back than what the Patriots currently have on their depth chart.

The NFL has converged on New York City for the first round of the 2013 draft. Without two sure-fire picks, as we saw last season with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, there promises to be a lot of drama on Thursday night.

As the action unfolds, check out Jeff Risdon's Mock Draft and see how our expert's predictions matched up with the actual picks.

You can also chat with fellow NFL fans in our NFL Draft forum as the picks are announced.

1. Kansas City Chiefs - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

3. Miami Dolphins (acquired from Oakland) - Dion Jordon, OLB, Oregon

4. Philadelphia Eagles -Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma

5. Detroit Lions - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU

6. Cleveland Browns - Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU

7. Arizona Cardinals - Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina

8. St. Louis Rams (acquired from Buffalo) - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia

9. New York Jets - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack, G, Alabama 

11. San Diego Chargers - D.J. Fluker, G, Alabama

12. Oakland Raiders (acquired from Miami) - D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston

13. New York Jets - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri

14. Carolina Panthers - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah

15. New Orleans Saints - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas

16. St. Louis Rams - E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State

17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia

18. San Francisco 49ers (from Cowboys) - Eric Reid, S, LSU

19. New York Giants - Justin Pugh, G, Syracuse

20. Chicago Bears - Kyle Long, G, Oregon

21. Cincinnati Bengals - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame

22. Atlanta Falcons (from Rams) - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

23. Minnesota Vikings - Sharrif Floyd, DT Florida

24. Indianapolis Colts - Bjoren Werner, DE, Florida State

25. Minnesota Vikings - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

26. Green Bay Packers - Datone Jones, DE, UCLA

27. Houston Texans - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson

28. Denver Broncos - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina

29. Minnesota Vikings (from Patriots) - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee

30. St. Louis Rams (from Falcons) - Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia

31. Dallas Cowboys (from 49ers) - Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin

32. Baltimore Ravens - Matt Elam, S, Florida

Trades

The Oakland Raiders traded the third overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 12th and 42nd overall selections.

The Buffalo Bills traded the eighth and 71st overall pick to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the 16th, 46th, 78th and 222nd overall selections.

The 49ers traded the No. 31 and No. 74 pick to the Cowboys for the No. 18 pick.

The Falcons traded the No. 30 pick and a sixth rounder to the Rams to acquire No. 22 and a seventh rounder in 2015.

The Vikings have acquired the No. 29 pick from the Patriots for the No. 52, No. 83, No. 102 and No. 229 selections.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' contract with Darrelle Revis is worth $96 million over six seasons, but contains no protection against a holdout. For the Buccaneers, the deal has no guaranteed money as to limit their risk against injury.

According to a source, Revis would have accepted the same deal from the Jets.

Darrelle Revis has agreed to a six-year, $96 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The New York Jets agreed to trade Revis to the Buccaneers for the 13th overall pick this season and a conditional pick next season.

The contract has no guaranteed money.

The conditional pick headed to the Jets is a fourth-round selection in 2014, but could become a third-rounder if Revis is on Tampa Bay's roster on the third day of the 2014 league year.

Revis underwent a physical with the Buccaneers on Sunday, which he passed.

Darrelle Revis received permission from the New York Jets to take a physical and negotiate a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Jets and Buccaneers have already agreed upon compensation for Revis, sending the 13th overall pick in addition to other choices.

A trade is expected to be completed on Sunday.

The Buccaneers were ranked last in the NFL in pass defense in 2012.

The likelihood of a trade between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets involving cornerback Darrelle Revis appears less likely.

New York reportedly seeks Tampa Bay's 13th overall pick, along with a third and fifth-round selections.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano and the team's front office -- "growing impatient" with the Jets -- agree that the asking price is too high, especially when the team appears to be the only suitor.

The New York Jets have put trade talks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers involving Darrelle Revis on hold, according to sources.

With workouts beginning on Monday, the Jets want to see how the cornerback looks as he recovers from left knee surgery.

The New York Jets have reportedly discussed the possibility of trading Mark Sanchez to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a deal centered around Darrelle Revis.

Sanchez is set to make a guaranteed $8.25 million in 2013.

Two sources told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport on Friday that it's highly unlikely to happen.

USA Today's Mike Garafolo doesn't dispute the Jets inquired, but he reported there's "no shot" the Buccaneers would take on Sanchez.

Eric Wright is confident that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't trade him, even if they end up dealing for Darrelle Revis.

Tampa Bay restructured Wright's contract earlier this month.

"While we were restructuring, I got a chance to talk to coach (Greg) Schiano and (general manager) Mark Dominik, and I frankly asked if a restructure would mean me possibly getting traded," Wright wrote on his blog. "They told me that would not happen. They told me that they wanted me. Telling me they want me to be there and they're not thinking about trading me, that meant a lot to me.

"They opened the door for the restructure to happen, so I obviously was ready to take the pay cut to stay and prove myself."

Eric Wright accepted a $6.25 million pay cut to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this week, according to a source.

Last year, the cornerback signed a five-year, $35.8 million deal with Tampa Bay that supposedly had $15 million guaranteed.

His four-game suspension last year eliminated the guarantee on his second-year base.