2025 New England Patriots season

The 2025 season will be the New England Patriots' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their second under general manager Eliot Wolf and their first under head coach Mike Vrabel.^[1] They will attempt to improve upon their 4–13 record from the previous two seasons, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their five-year AFC East title drought.

2025 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
General manager	Eliot Wolf
Head coach	Mike Vrabel
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium
Uniform
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This will be the Patriots' second consecutive season with a new head coach, as following the dismissal of first-year head coach Jerod Mayo immediately after the final game of the 2024 season, Mike Vrabel, another former long-time player of the franchise and Patriots Hall of Fame inductee, was hired as the 16th head coach in franchise history on January 12; Vrabel was a member of the team between 2001 and 2008, making it to four Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, and XLII) with them, and winning three of those.

This will be their first season since 2014 that David Andrews will not be on the roster, as he decided he had played his final NFL game on May 28. His retirement, coupled with the release of long snapper Joe Cardona, linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley, defensive end Deatrich Wise, defensive back Jonathan Jones, and quarterback Jacoby Brissett also means this will be their first season since 1992 that the Patriots' roster will not be made up of any players who won, or would go on to win, either of their six Super Bowls with them. This will also be the first season since 1970 when they were the Boston Patriots that their roster will not be made up of anyone who went to any of their 11 Super Bowls. This season will begin with the team's third head coach in three seasons.

Roster changes

Free agency

Unrestricted

Position	Player	2025 team	Date signed	Contract
QB	Jacoby Brissett	Arizona Cardinals	March 14, 2025[2]	2 years, $12.5 million[3]
G	Lester Cotton
DT	Daniel Ekuale	Pittsburgh Steelers	March 19, 2025[4]	1 year, $2.8 million[5]
RB	JaMycal Hasty	New England Patriots	August 5, 2025[6]	1 year, $1.17 million[7]
S	Jaylinn Hawkins	New England Patriots	March 13, 2025[8]	1 year, $1.8 million[9]
TE	Austin Hooper	New England Patriots	March 14, 2025[10]	1 year, $5 million[11]
CB	Jonathan Jones	Washington Commanders	March 14, 2025[12]	1 year, $5.5 million[13]
K	Joey Slye	Tennessee Titans	March 24, 2025[14]	1 year, $1.295 million[15]
DE	Deatrich Wise Jr.	Washington Commanders	March 19, 2025[16]	1 year, $3.25 million[17]
LB	Oshane Ximines

Restricted

Position	Player	2025 team	Date signed	Contract
LB	Christian Elliss	New England Patriots	March 25, 2025[18]	2 years, $13.508 million[19]

Exclusive Rights

Position	Player	2025 team	Date signed	Contract
CB	Alex Austin	New England Patriots	TBC	1 year, $1.03 million[20]
C	Ben Brown	New England Patriots	TBC	1 year, $1.03 million[21]
T	Demontrey Jacobs	New England Patriots	TBC	1 year, $960,000[22]
DT	Jeremiah Pharms Jr.	New England Patriots	TBC	2 years, $2.475 million[23]

Signings/waiver claims

Position	Player	Previous team	Date signed	Contract
LB	Harold Landry	Tennessee Titans	March 12, 2025[24]	3 years, $43.5 million[25]
CB	Carlton Davis	Detroit Lions	March 13, 2025[26]	3 years, $54 million[27]
T	Morgan Moses	New York Jets		3 years, $24 million[28]
LB	Robert Spillane	Las Vegas Raiders		3 years, $33 million[29]
DT	Milton Williams	Philadelphia Eagles		4 years, $104 million[30]
S	Marcus Epps	Las Vegas Raiders	March 14, 2025[10]	1 year, $2.025 million[31]
WR	Mack Hollins	Buffalo Bills		2 years, $8.4 million[32]
DT	Khyiris Tonga	Arizona Cardinals		1 year, $2.1 million[33]
LB	K'Lavon Chaisson	Las Vegas Raiders	March 17, 2025[34]	1 year, $3.0 million[35]
G	Wes Schweitzer	New York Jets		1 year, $1.55 million[36]
QB	Joshua Dobbs	San Francisco 49ers	March 18, 2025[37]	2 years, $8.0 million[38]
C	Garrett Bradbury	Minnesota Vikings	March 19, 2025[39]	2 years, $9.5 million[40]
LB	Jack Gibbens	Tennessee Titans		1 year, $1.3 million[41]
WR	Stefon Diggs	Houston Texans	March 28, 2025[42]	3 years, $63.5 million[43]
DT	Isaiah Iton	Tennessee Titans	May 12, 2025[44]	1 year, $840,000[45]
RB	Trayveon Williams	Cincinnati Bengals	May 14, 2025[46]	1 year, $1.17 million[47]
T	Yasir Durant	DC Defenders	June 24, 2025[48]	1 year, $1.03 million[49]
DT	David Olajiga	Los Angeles Rams	July 20, 2025[50]	1 year, $840,000[51]
TE	Tyler Davis	Green Bay Packers	July 30, 2025[52]	1 year, $1.1 million[53]
TE	Cole Fotheringham	Denver Broncos		1 year, $840,000[54]
C	Alec Lindstrom	Memphis Showboats		1 year, $960,000[55]
CB	Tre Avery	San Francisco 49ers	August 5, 2025[56]	1 year, $1.1 million[57]
RB	Deneric Prince	Memphis Showboats	August 10, 2025[58]	1 year, $960,000[59]
DT	Kyle Peko	Detroit Lions	August 11, 2025[60]	1 year, $1.255 million[61]
QB	Tommy DeVito	New York Giants	August 27, 2025[62]	1 year, $1.03 million[63]
CB	Charles Woods	Los Angeles Rams		1 year, $960,000[64]

Releases/waivers

Position	Player	Date released/waived
LB	Sione Takitaki	February 19, 2025[65]
C	David Andrews	March 13, 2025[66]
LB	Curtis Jacobs	March 21, 2025[67]
OT	Caleb Jones
LB	Andrew Parker Jr.
C	Lecitus Smith
LB	Ja'Whaun Bentley	March 28, 2025[68]
C	Jake Andrews	April 28, 2025[69]
DT	Marcus Harris
WR	JaQuae Jackson
LB	Titus Leo
S	Mark Perry
TE	Giovanni Ricci
LS	Joe Cardona	April 29, 2025[70]
OT	Cole Birdow	May 12, 2025[44]
DT	Eric Johnson II	May 14, 2025[46]
DT	Wilfried Pene	June 26, 2025[71]
WR	Demeer Blankumsee	July 30, 2025[52]
OT	Yasir Durant
RB	Trayveon Williams
TE	Tyler Davis	August 5, 2025[72]
S	Josh Minkins	August 10, 2025[73]
DT	Bryce Ganious	August 11, 2025[60]
RB	Deneric Prince	August 12, 2025[74]
DT	Isaiah Iton	August 18, 2025[75]
CB	Tre Avery	August 19, 2025[76]
DE	Jereme Robinson
TE	Jaheim Bell	August 22, 2025[77]
RB	Micah Bernard
DT	Philip Blidi
CB	Isaiah Bolden
TE	Cole Fotheringham
WR	Phil Lutz
LB	R.J. Moten
DT	Kyle Peko
CB	Jordan Polk
LB	Monty Rice
OG	Tyrese Robinson
OG	Sidy Sow
RB	Shane Watts
QB	Ben Wooldridge
OG	Layden Robinson	August 24, 2025[78]
CB	Miles Battle	August 26, 2025[79]
OG	Mehki Butler
OG	Jack Conley
CB	Brandon Crossley
TE	CJ Dippre
S	Marcus Epps
RB	JaMycal Hasty
OT	Demontrey Jacobs
RB	Terrell Jennings
WR	John Jiles
DE	Truman Jones
C	Alec Lindstrom
CB	Kobee Minor
DT	David Olajiga
LB	Cam Riley
DT	Jahvaree Ritzie
K	John Parker Romo
TE	Gee Scott Jr.
OG	Cole Strange
LB	Bradyn Swinson
WR	Jeremiah Webb
WR	Javon Baker	August 27, 2025[80]
WR	Kendrick Bourne

Retirements

Position	Player	Date released/waived
G	Wes Schweitzer	June 10, 2025[81]

Trades

• March 12 – Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux was traded to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round selection.^[82]
• April 3 – Quarterback Joe Milton III and a 2025 seventh-round selection (217th overall) was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection (171st overall).^[83]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 New England Patriots draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Will Campbell	OT	LSU
2	38	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio State
3	69	Kyle Williams	WR	Washington State
	95	Jared Wilson	C	Georgia	From Chiefs[A]
4	106	Craig Woodson	S	California
	137	Joshua Farmer	DT	Florida State	From Seahawks[B]
5	146	Bradyn Swinson	DE	LSU	From Carolina[C]
6	182	Andres Borregales	K	Miami	From Jaguars via Lions[D]
7	220	Marcus Bryant	OT	Missouri
	251	Julian Ashby	LS	Vanderbilt	From Chiefs[E]
	257	Kobee Minor	CB	Memphis	From Chiefs[E]

2025 New England Patriots undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Cole Birdow	OT	Merrimack	[84]
Demeer Blankumsee	WR	Memphis
Efton Chism	WR	Eastern Washington
Jack Conley	OG	Boston College
Brandon Crossley	CB	SMU
CJ Dippre	TE	Alabama
Brock Lampe	FB	Northern Illinois
Lan Larison	RB	UC Davis
Josh Minkins	S	Cincinnati
Jordan Polk	CB	Texas State
Elijah Ponder	LB	Cal Poly
Cam Riley	LB	Florida State
Jahvaree Ritzie	DT	North Carolina
Gee Scott Jr.	TE	Ohio State
Jeremiah Webb	WR	South Alabama
Ben Wooldridge	QB	Louisiana
Mehki Butler	OG	Arkansas State	[85]
Wilfried Pene	DT	Virginia Tech
R.J. Moten	LB	Florida	[86]
Bryce Ganious	DT	Wake Forest	[87]
Jereme Robinson	DE	Kansas	[58]
Shane Watts	RB	Fort Hays State	[74]
Phil Lutz	WR	Delaware	[88]
Micah Bernard	RB	Utah	[89]
Philip Blidi	DT	Auburn

Draft trades

1. The Patriots traded a third-round selection (85th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a third-round selection (95th overall) and a 2026 fourth-round selection.
2. The Patriots traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (144th and 238th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a fourth-round selection (137th overall).
3. The Patriots traded a third-round selection (77th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (85th and 146th overall).
4. The Patriots traded a fifth-round selection (171st overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (182nd and 228th overall).
5. The Patriots traded a seventh-round selection (228th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for two seventh-round selections (251st and 257th overall).

Staff

New England Patriots staff

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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft President – Jonathan Kraft Executive vice president of player personnel – Eliot Wolf Vice president of player personnel – Ryan Cowden Vice president of football administration – Matt Groh Assistant director of pro personnel – Sam Fioroni Director of pro scouting – AJ Highsmith Director of college scouting - Tony Kinkela Assistant director of college scouting - Matt Evans Director of scouting administration – Nancy Meier Vice president of football operations and strategy – John Streicher Director of scouting projects – Marshall Oium Director of coaching analytics - Ekene Olekanma Director of player development - James Mitchell Personnel coordinator – Brian Smith Senior personnel executive – Alonzo Highsmith Director of Research - Richard Miller Director of football operations - Bobby Brown Head coach Head coach – Mike Vrabel Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Josh McDaniels Quarterbacks – Ashton Grant Running backs – Tony Dews Wide receivers – Todd Downing Tight ends/passing game coordinator – Thomas Brown Offensive line – Doug Marrone Assistant offensive line – Jason Houghtaling Assistant offensive line – Robert Kugler Offensive assistant – Chuckie Keeton Offensive assistant – Riley Larkin			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator - Terrell Williams Inside linebackers – Zak Kuhr Defensive line – Clint McMillan Outside linebackers – Mike Smith Cornerbacks – Justin Hamilton Safeties – Scott Booker Senior defensive assistant – Ben McAdoo Defensive assistant – Vinny DePalma Defensive assistant – Milton Patterson Defensive assistant – Kevin Richardson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jeremy Springer Assistant special teams – Tom Quinn Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Frank Piraino Strength and conditioning – Deron Mayo Assistant strength and conditioning – Brian McDonough → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

New England Patriots roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Tommy DeVito 11 Joshua Dobbs 10 Drake Maye Running backs (RB)  4 Antonio Gibson 32 TreVeyon Henderson 38 Rhamondre Stevenson Wide receivers (WR)  9 Kayshon Boutte 86 Efton Chism  8 Stefon Diggs  3 Demario Douglas 13 Mack Hollins 18 Kyle Williams Tight ends (TE) 85 Hunter Henry 81 Austin Hooper 87 Jack Westover

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Garrett Bradbury C 77 Ben Brown C 52 Marcus Bryant RT 66 Will Campbell LT 59 Vederian Lowe LT 76 Morgan Moses RT 71 Mike Onwenu RG 70 Caedan Wallace LG 58 Jared Wilson LG Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Christian Barmore DT 92 Joshua Farmer DT 98 Jeremiah Pharms Jr. DE 95 Khyiris Tonga DT 99 Keion White DE 97 Milton Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 44 K'Lavon Chaisson OLB 53 Christian Elliss MLB 51 Jack Gibbens MLB 33 Anfernee Jennings OLB  2 Harold Landry OLB 15 Marte Mapu MLB 91 Elijah Ponder OLB 14 Robert Spillane MLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Alex Austin CB  7 Carlton Davis CB 23 Kyle Dugger SS  0 Christian Gonzalez CB 21 Jaylinn Hawkins FS 30 D. J. James CB 25 Marcus Jones CB  5 Jabrill Peppers SS 24 Dell Pettus FS 41 Brenden Schooler FS 22 Charles Woods CB 31 Craig Woodson SS Special teams (ST) 47 Julian Ashby LS 17 Bryce Baringer P 36 Andres Borregales K

Practice squad 39 Corey Ballentine CB 35 Miles Battle CB 63 Mehki Butler G 74 Jack Conley G 82 CJ Dippre TE 94 Cory Durden DT 26 Terrell Jennings RB 83 John Jiles WR 54 Truman Jones DE 61 Alec Lindstrom C 72 Fabien Lovett DT 19 Kobee Minor CB 96 David Olajiga DT (IPP) 93 Jahvaree Ritzie DT 46 Mark Robinson MLB 43 Bradyn Swinson OLB 29 Jeremiah Webb WR Reserve 27 Marcellas Dial CB (IR) 72 Yasir Durant T (IR) 68 Isaiah Iton DE (IR) 46 Brock Lampe FB (IR) 34 Lan Larison RB (IR)  1 Ja'Lynn Polk WR (IR) 30 Deneric Prince RB (IR) 64 Layden Robinson G (IR) 94 Jaquelin Roy DT (IR) 48 Jahlani Tavai MLB (IR-DFR) 53 active, 10 reserve, 16 practice squad (1 exempt) As of August 28, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

On August 8, prior to the team's first preseason game, the statue of Tom Brady was unveiled outside of Gillette Stadium, with Tom Brady in attendance.^[90]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 8	Washington Commanders	W 48–18	1–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–12	2–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
3	August 21	at New York Giants	L 10–42	2–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	1:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			Gillette Stadium	CBS
2	September 14	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	CBS
3	September 21	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			Gillette Stadium	CBS
4	September 28	1:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			Gillette Stadium	Fox
5	October 5	8:20 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills			Highmark Stadium	NBC
6	October 12	4:25 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Caesars Superdome	CBS
7	October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS
8	October 26	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns			Gillette Stadium	Fox
9	November 2	1:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			Gillette Stadium	CBS
10	November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
11	November 13	8:15 p.m.	New York Jets			Gillette Stadium	Prime Video
12	November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paycor Stadium	CBS
13	December 1	8:15 p.m.	New York Giants			Gillette Stadium	ESPN
14	Bye
15	December 14	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Gillette Stadium	CBS
16	December 21	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
17	December 28	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	CBS
18	January 3/4	TBD	Miami Dolphins			Gillette Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[91]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[91]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 1: Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Patriots	0	0	0	0	0

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
• Preview