Patriots announce updated jersey numbers for signings, returnees
Every player on the Patriots’ roster has now been assigned a number.
FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 10: Tight End CJ Dippre #82 of the New England Patriots walks to the field during New England Patriots Training Camp on August 10, 2025, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The New England Patriots made several changes to their roster since the start of free agency earlier this month, and as a consequence also had to hand out a bunch of new jersey numbers. The first batch of those has already been unveiled, and now the team has added to the list.
A total of nine more players have been awarded their digits, which in turn means that all players on the roster now have numbers associated with their names. 28: CB Kindle Vildor 30: RB Elijah Mitchell 35: LB K. J.
Britt 39: CB Brandon Crossley 42: ED Jesse Luketa 61: OT Sebastian Gutierrez 62: LS Niko Lalos 68: OT James Hudson III 81: TE C. J. Dippre This latest list of new jersey numbers includes free agency signings Kindle Vildor, K.
J. Britt, Jesse Luketa, Niko Lalos and James Hudson, as well as three players — Elijah Mitchell, Brandon Crossley, Sebastian Gutierrez — who had been on the Patriots practice squad in 2025. The ninth player in question is tight end C.