2026 season

New England Patriots

1-2 · 2nd in AFC East · Head coach Mike Vrabel · Gillette Stadium

Power rank

#22

-3.2 pts

Off EPA

-0.21

per play

Def EPA

-0.10

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

182 plays · 3 games

BalancedNeutral early-down pass rate of 49%, right around league average.
Vertical passing28% of throws travel 15+ air yards (league 19%).
Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 18% go outside the tackles.

Neutral pass rate: 49% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 51% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 28% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 18% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 1% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: -0.63
Run EPA/play: +0.29

Defense

176 plays · 3 games

Two-high shellOpponents throw deep just 9% of the time — the look of a Cover 2 / quarters defense.
Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.39 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Bend-don't-breakAllows explosive plays on just 7% of snaps.

Sack rate: 7% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 9% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 7% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 47% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: -0.44
Run EPA allowed: +0.39

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Tom Brady

2000–2019

74,571

2. Drew Bledsoe29,657
3. Mac Jones8,918

Passing TD

Tom Brady

2000–2019

541

2. Drew Bledsoe166
3. Drake Maye47

Rushing yards

Curtis Martin

1995–1997

3,799

2. Rhamondre Stevenson3,785
3. Kevin Faulk3,607

Rushing TD

Corey Dillon

2004–2006

Receptions

Wes Welker

2007–2012

672

2. Julian Edelman620
3. Troy Brown557

Receiving yards

Wes Welker

2007–2012

7,459

2. Julian Edelman6,822
3. Troy Brown6,366

Receiving TD

Ben Coates

1991–1999

2. Randy Moss50
3. Irving Fryar38

Sacks

Andre Tippett

1983–1993

100

Interceptions

Ty Law

1995–2004

Tackles

Tedy Bruschi

1996–2008

1,065

2. Devin McCourty971
3. Jerod Mayo803

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1984 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (27)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
10	Drake Maye	QB	24	6' 4"	225	3	North Carolina
15	Behren Morton	QB	24	6' 2"	218	R	Texas Tech
16	Tommy DeVito	QB	28	6' 2"	210	4	Illinois
9	Corey Kiner	RB	24	5' 9"	209	2	Cincinnati
32	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	23	5' 10"	202	2	Ohio State
34	Lan Larison	RB	24	5' 11"	209	2	UC Davis
38	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	28	6' 0"	227	6	Oklahoma
44	Reggie Gilliam	FB	29	6' 1"	255	7	Toledo
3	DeMario Douglas	WR	25	5' 8"	185	4	Liberty
13	Mack Hollins	WR	33	6' 4"	221	10	North Carolina
13	Jalen Hurd	WR	30	6' 5"	230	4	Baylor
18	Kyle Williams	WR	23	5' 11"	190	2	Washington State
86	Efton Chism III	WR	24	5' 10"	198	2	Eastern Washington
87	Romeo Doubs	WR	26	6' 2"	210	5	Nevada
36	Cameron Latu	TE	26	6' 5"	244	3	Alabama
82	Eli RaridonOut	TE	22	6' 6"	245	R	Notre Dame
84	Tanner Arkin	TE	23	6' 4"	262	R	Illinois
85	Hunter Henry	TE	31	6' 5"	249	11	Arkansas
66	Will Campbell	OT	22	6' 6"	319	2	LSU
68	Dametrious Crownover	OT	25	6' 7"	319	R	Texas A&M
74	Caleb Lomu	OT	21	6' 6"	313	R	Utah
76	Morgan Moses	OT	35	6' 6"	320	13	Virginia
70	Greg Van RotenQuestionable	G	36	6' 3"	305	12	Pennsylvania
75	Alijah Vera-Tucker	G	27	6' 4"	308	6	USC
55	Jared Wilson	C	23	6' 3"	310	2	Georgia
77	Ben Brown	C	28	6' 5"	313	4	Ole Miss
72	Walter Rouse	OL	25	6' 6"	330	3	Oklahoma

Defense (26)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
5	Dre'Mont JonesOut	DE	29	6' 3"	268	8	Ohio State
—	DaQuan Jones	DT	34	6' 4"	320	12	Penn State
90	Christian BarmoreQuestionable	DT	27	6' 5"	315	6	Alabama
92	Joshua Farmer	DT	23	6' 3"	312	2	Florida State
93	Leonard Taylor III	DT	24	6' 3"	305	3	Miami
94	Cory Durden	DT	27	6' 4"	305	2	NC State
97	Milton Williams	DT	27	6' 3"	290	6	Louisiana Tech
98	Jeremiah Pharms Jr.	DT	29	6' 2"	300	3	Friends
14	Robert Spillane	LB	30	6' 1"	234	8	Western Michigan
43	Jose Ramirez	LB	27	6' 2"	252	1	Eastern Michigan
48	Namdi Obiazor	LB	24	6' 3"	229	R	TCU
49	Erick Hunter	LB	23	6' 2"	224	R	Morgan State
50	Gabe Jacas	LB	22	6' 4"	261	R	Illinois
53	Christian Elliss	LB	27	6' 2"	231	5	Idaho
54	Darius Muasau	LB	25	6' 0"	234	3	UCLA
91	Elijah Ponder	LB	24	6' 3"	261	2	Cal Poly
0	Christian Gonzalez	CB	24	6' 1"	205	4	Oregon
7	Carlton Davis III	CB	29	6' 1"	200	8	Auburn
21	Karon Prunty	CB	24	6' 1"	192	R	Wake Forest
22	Charles Woods	CB	26	5' 11"	185	3	SMU
25	Marcus Jones	CB	27	5' 8"	188	5	Houston
29	Channing Canada	CB	24	5' 11"	190	R	TCU
4	Craig WoodsonOut	S	25	6' 0"	200	2	California
23	Jaylen Reed	S	23	6' 0"	212	2	Penn State
31	Kevin Byard	S	33	5' 11"	212	11	Middle Tennessee
33	Mike Brown	S	27	6' 1"	218	R	Miami (OH)

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
8	Andy Borregales	PK	23	5' 11"	202	2	Miami
19	Mitch Wishnowsky	P	34	6' 2"	220	8	Utah
47	Julian Ashby	LS	24	6' 1"	231	2	Vanderbilt

Injured reserve / out (12)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
39	Myles MontgomeryInjured Reserve	RB	23	5' 11"	205	R	UCF
1	A.J. BrownInjured Reserve	WR	29	6' 1"	226	8	Ole Miss
29	Jeremiah WebbInjured Reserve	WR	25	5' 11"	198	1	South Alabama
80	Julian HillInjured Reserve	TE	26	6' 4"	251	4	Campbell
52	Marcus BryantInjured Reserve	OT	24	6' 7"	320	2	Missouri
71	Mike OnwenuInjured Reserve	G	28	6' 3"	350	7	Michigan
2	Harold Landry IIIOut	LB	30	6' 2"	252	9	Boston College
45	Quintayvious HutchinsInjured Reserve	LB	23	6' 3"	245	R	Boston College
59	Khalil JacobsInjured Reserve	LB	22	6' 1"	227	R	Missouri
24	Dell PettusInjured Reserve	S	25	5' 11"	200	3	Troy
41	Brenden SchoolerOut	S	29	6' 2"	210	5	Texas
17	Bryce BaringerInjured Reserve	P	27	6' 2"	215	4	Michigan State

Practice squad (14)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
—	Chandler Brayboy	WR	25	6' 1"	199	1	Elon
83	Kyle Dixon	WR	26	6' 2"	220	R	Culver Stockton
88	Cameron Dorner	WR	22	6' 1"	188	R	North Texas
—	Tanner Conner	TE	28	6' 3"	232	4	Idaho State
72	Lorenz Metz	OT	29	6' 9"	320	1	Cincinnati
—	Jake Kubas	G	26	6' 4"	308	—	North Dakota State
—	Xavier Newman	G	27	6' 2"	297	4	Baylor
95	Eric Gregory	DT	26	6' 3"	319	2	Arkansas
—	Benton Whitley	LB	27	6' 4"	260	5	Holy Cross
35	K.J. Britt	LB	27	6' 0"	240	6	Auburn
51	Riley Wilson	LB	24	6' 1"	226	R	Arizona
58	Xavier Holmes	LB	24	6' 2"	252	R	James Madison
28	Kindle Vildor	CB	28	5' 11"	190	7	Georgia Southern
—	Elliott Davison	S	24	6' 0"	190	1	UTSA