New England Patriots Depth Chart 2026 — Starters & Backups

Drake Maye is the New England Patriots starting quarterback for 2026, with Tommy DeVito as the backup — he played 96.2% of the offensive snaps in 2026.

The starting receivers are Romeo Doubs (WR1), DeMario Douglas (WR2) and Efton Chism III (WR3), with Hunter Henry at tight end.

The 2026 depth chart lists 11 starting jobs on offense (primary personnel: 11) and 12 on defense. The defense lines up in a 3-4 base with a nickel sub-package.

New England Patriots 2026 depth chart: offense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
QB	Drake Maye	Tommy DeVito	Behren Morton
RB	Rhamondre Stevenson	TreVeyon Henderson (Q)	Corey Kiner
WR1	Romeo Doubs	Kyle Williams
WR2	DeMario Douglas	Kyle Dixon
WR3	Efton Chism III	Cameron Dorner
TE	Hunter Henry	Eli Raridon	Cameron Latu
LT	Will Campbell (Q)	Caleb Lomu	Dametrious Crownover
LG	Alijah Vera-Tucker	Matt Pryor
C	Jared Wilson	Ben Brown
RG	Ben Brown	Walter Rouse
RT	Morgan Moses	Caleb Lomu	Walter Rouse

New England Patriots 2026 depth chart: defense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
LDE	Christian Barmore	Joshua Farmer	Leonard Taylor III
NT	Cory Durden	Joshua Farmer	Eric Gregory
RDE	Milton Williams	Cory Durden	DaQuan Jones
WLB	Elijah Ponder	Gabe Jacas	Xavier Holmes
LILB	Christian Elliss (Q)	Darius Muasau	Namdi Obiazor
RILB	Robert Spillane	Erick Hunter	K.J. Britt
SLB	Dre'Mont Jones	Elijah Ponder	Gabe Jacas
LCB	Carlton Davis III (O)	Charles Woods	Channing Canada (Q)
RCB	Christian Gonzalez	Charles Woods	Karon Prunty (O)
Nickel	Marcus Jones	Charles Woods	Kindle Vildor
FS	Kevin Byard	Jaylen Reed	Julian Ashby
SS	Craig Woodson (Q)	Jaylen Reed	Mike Brown

New England Patriots 2026 depth chart: special teams
Position	Starter	Second	Third
K	Andy Borregales
P	Mitch Wishnowsky
LS	Julian Ashby
H	Mitch Wishnowsky
KR	Kyle Williams	Efton Chism III	Corey Kiner
PR	Marcus Jones	DeMario Douglas	Efton Chism III
K	Andy Borregales

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Patriots' RB1?

Rhamondre Stevenson starts at RB for New England — 62% of snaps in 2026 so far. TreVeyon Henderson is second and Corey Kiner third.

Who starts at QB for the Patriots?

Drake Maye (year 3) starts at QB for New England in 2026. Tommy DeVito is QB2.

Who are the Patriots' starting WRs?

The Patriots' starting wide receivers in 2026 are Romeo Doubs (WR1), DeMario Douglas (WR2) and Efton Chism III (WR3).

Who starts on the New England Patriots offensive line?

The New England Patriots starting offensive line: Will Campbell (LT), Alijah Vera-Tucker (LG), Jared Wilson (C), Ben Brown (RG) and Morgan Moses (RT).

Who are the New England Patriots kicker, punter and long snapper?

New England Patriots specialists: Andy Borregales (kicker), Mitch Wishnowsky (punter) and Julian Ashby (long snapper).

Which New England Patriots starters are injured or unavailable?

Injured or unavailable on the New England Patriots depth chart: Will Campbell (Q), Christian Elliss (Q), Carlton Davis III (O), Craig Woodson (Q), Reggie Gilliam (IR), Mike Onwenu (IR), Marcus Bryant (IR), Julian Hill (IR), Jeremiah Webb (IR), Mack Hollins (IR), A.J. Brown (IR), Myles Montgomery (IR), Greg Van Roten (IR), Dell Pettus (IR), Harold Landry III (PUP), Karon Prunty (O), Khalil Jacobs (IR), Quintayvious Hutchins (IR) and Bryce Baringer (IR).