New England Patriots Way-Too-Early 53-man predictions: Patriots' draft reloads roster for a potential Super Bowl sequel
Now that the NFL Draft is over, it's all about focusing on figuring out the 53-man roster for the New England Patriots. The New England Patriots are aiming to return to the Super Bowl and wash out the bad taste of last year’s bitter defeat. After a robust 2026 NFL Draft class , there stands to be some changes to the roster.
Who's in? Who's out? Here is how I'd project the 53-man roster moving forward.
Note: Players with a single asterisk (*) are 2026 draft picks and players with double asterisks (**) are 2026 undrafted free agents. New England Patriots Way-Too-Early 53-man roster prediction Quarterback (2) IN: Drake Maye, Tommy DeVito OUT: Behren Morton* The skinny: No surprises here with the top two. Drake Maye should continue to play at an MVP level.
I’m not sure if Morton will be rostered every week, and seems likely to be snuck through as a PS member to be the emergency quarterback on gamedays. Running back (4) IN: Rhamondre Stevenson, TreVeyon Henderson, Jam Miller*, Reggie Gilliam (FB) OUT: Lan Larison, Terrell Jennings, Elijah Mitchell, Myles Montgomery**, Brock Lampe The skinny: The top two backs are locked in with Stevenson and Henderson. The selection of Jam Miller is a perfect complement, and he should lock up the RB3 job early on in the room.
Reggie Gilliam’s ability to handle running back and tight end duties allows them to get flexible with the roster numbers. Wide Receiver (7) IN: Romeo Doubs, Kayshon Boutte, Kyle Williams, Mack Hollins, Pop Douglas, Efton Chism III, Kyle Dixon** OUT: Jeremiah Webb, John Jiles, Nick DeGennaro**, Jimmy Kibble**, Cameron Dorner** The skinny: I’m not entirely convinced this is how this room will look when the preseason begins ( cough cough ). However, with no additions in the draft, I’m pretty confident in everyone from last year keeping their jobs heading into this year.
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