Patrick Chung

New England Patriots 34th overall

S · Oregon

Patrick Chung is a former safety out of Oregon, selected by the New England Patriots with the 34th overall pick (round 2) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played 153 regular-season games from 2009 to 2019, with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.

Draft Details

Year

2009

Round

Round 2

Pick

34th overall

Team

New England Patriots

Position

College

Oregon

Patrick Chung Career Stats

Primary starter for 10 seasons.
Ranks 5th in the 2009 draft class in solo tackles (521).

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2009	NE	14	14	12	0	2	2	1	1	1
2010	NE	14	52	24	0	0	1	3	9	0
2011	NE	8	33	25	0	1	2	1	4	0
2012	NE	11	29	15	2	0	0	2	5	0
2013	PHI	12	38	20	1	0	0	0	3	0
2014	NE	16	46	31	2	0	1	1	8	0
2015	NE	15	43	33	1	0	0	0	9	1
2016	NE	16	51	39	1	1	1	1	3	0
2017	NE	16	61	13	2	0	3	1	9	0
2018	NE	15	50	32	1	0.5	2	1	3	0
2019	NE	12	28	13	1	0	0	0	3	0
Career		149	445	257	11	4.5	12	11	57	2

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2009	NE	14	0	0	0	0
2010	NE	14	0	0	0	0
2011	NE	8	0	0	0	0
2012	NE	11	0	0	0	0
2013	PHI	12	0	0	0	0
2014	NE	16	7	140	0	0
2015	NE	15	1	17	1	4
2016	NE	16	0	0	1	7
2017	NE	16	1	4	1	0
2018	NE	15	0	0	0	0
2019	NE	12	0	0	0	0
Career		149	9	161	3	11

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Draft Class Context

Patrick Chung was the 2nd of 14 Ss selected in the 2009 draft. The 34th overall pick has been used 60 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Michael Pittman Jr. in 2020, who played 219 games. Oregon had 6 players drafted in 2009, among them Jairus Byrd and Max Unger.

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