First look at Patriots’ 90-man roster after 2025 NFL Draft, UDFA signings

Expect particular roster movement for the Patriots in the next hours The Patriots seemingly overfilled their roster after making selections in the NFL Draft and remaining busy during the undrafted free-agent signing period There have been UDFA signings released or published so far If all of those hold true that puts the Patriots six players over the -man roster limit So selected cuts must be made Related Articles NFL Draft Grading Will Campbell and all of the Patriots picks Eliot Wolf explains why Patriots Mr Irrelevant went unheralded Patriots draft pick gives scouting overview on Will Campbell after LSU reunion Patriots UDFA tracker New quarterback Boston College OL reportedly sign Meet the Patriots new rookie kicker who idolized Adam Vinatieri Let s break down the Patriots roster Quarterbacks Joshua Dobbs Drake Maye Ben Wooldridge UDFA The Patriots traded Joe Milton III to the Cowboys for a fifth-round pick then traded it and wound up selecting kicker Andres Borregales long snapper Julian Ashby and cornerback Kobee Minor with the selections they ended up with Then they signed Wooldridge as an undrafted free agent out of Louisiana The hope is that Maye stays healthy continues to ascend as one of the NFL s best young quarterbacks and the Ptariots never need to figure out what they have in their backup quarterbacks Dobbs projects as the backup and the Patriots will see what they have in Wooldridge in rookie minicamp OTAs minicamp training camp and the preseason Foxboro MA New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye looks to pass during the second quarter of the challenge at Gillette Stadium Nancy Lane Boston Herald Running Backs FB Brock Lampe UDFA Antonio Gibson TreVeyon Henderson R Terrell Jennings Lan Larison UDFA Rhamondre Stevenson Henderson is the largest part crucial addition to this group In an ideal world he can be the Patriots version of Jahmyr Gibbs as a change-of-pace big-play back to complement Stevenson and Gibson Henderson is speedy a good pass blocker and an accomplished receiver The fullback returns with Lampe who wasn t overly productive at Northern Illinois but could end up as a lead blocker Larison was uber-productive last season with all-purpose yards and touchdowns at UC Davis in Expect Stevenson Henderson and Gibson to make the roster Jennings and Larison will try to prove they deserve roster spots Wide Receivers Javon Baker Demeer Blankumsee UDFA Kendrick Bourne Kayshon Boutte Efton Chism UDFA Stefon Diggs Demario Douglas Mack Hollins JaQuae Jackson John Jiles Ja Lynn Polk Jeremiah Webb UDFA Kyle Williams R This is a crowded group Baker Bourne Boutte Diggs Douglas Hollins Polk and Williams should all have roster spots but there s no way the company will keep eight players at the position so there will be laborious decisions to be made this summer Williams provides a speedy big-play threat from the third round If Diggs isn t ready for the start of the season as he returns from a knee injury it could create a roster spot for a younger player This will be a fun battle to watch this summer especially since Chism was a productive playmaker at Eastern Washington and Webb averaged yards per catch at South Alabama Jiles could be a cut candidate East s Efton Chism left of Eastern Washington gains yards after a catch in the first half of the East West Shrine Bowl NCAA college football match in Arlington Texas Thursday Jan AP Photo Tony Gutierrez Tight Ends Jaheim Bell C J Dippre UDFA Hunter Henry Austin Hooper Giovanni Ricci Gee Scott Jr UDFA Jack Westover Bell has several competition for the third tight end spot from Dippre an Alabama product and Scott who went to Ohio State Westover had various fans in the organization as a UDFA last year as well Ricci could split his time between fullback and tight end Henry and Hooper are locked in as the top two tight ends Offensive Linemen Jake Andrews Cole Birdow UDFA Garrett Bradbury Ben Brown Marcus Bryant R Will Campbell R Jack Conley UDFA Demontrey Jacobs Vederian Lowe Morgan Moses Mike Onwenu Layden Robinson Tyrese Robinson Wes Schweitzer Sidy Sow Cole Strange Caedan Wallace Jared Wilson R Lock in Campbell Onwenu and Moses as starters The center battle will be decided between Bradbury and Wilson with Andrews Brown and Strange as darkhorse options The left guard competition comes down to Andrews Brown Layden Robinson Sow and Strange The Patriots could also try Wallace inside This group looks a lot better than it did four months ago There could be specific cut candidates here including Tyrese Robinson LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell poses after being chosen by the New England Patriots with the fourth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday April in Green Bay Wis AP Photo Jeff Roberson Defensive Tackles Christian Barmore Joshua Farmer R Marcus Harris Eric Johnson Wilfried Pene UDFA Jeremiah Pharms Jr Jaquelin Roy Khyiris Tonga Milton Williams If Barmore is healthy from last year s blood clots then the Patriots should have particular good depth on their defensive interior Barmore Farmer and Williams headline the group Johnson Pharms Roy and Tonga are all reserve options with NFL experience Farmer was a likely steal in the fourth round After the draft he mentioned he expected to be selected on the first or second day He has elite length and good athleticism as an attacking D-lineman Harris could be a cut candidate Edge Defenders K Lavon Chaisson Anfernee Jennings Truman Jones Harold Landry Titus Leo Elijah Ponder UDFA Bradyn Swinson R Keion White The Patriots were somehow able to wait it out and take Swinson a disruptive pass rusher in the fifth round Ponder is also an intriguing undrafted free agent who was tabbed as a feasible sixth or seventh round pick by The Athletic s Dane Brugler Jennings Landry and White are all promising starters Chaisson and Swinson should bring various pressure on third down Jones and Leo are likely cut candidates LSU head coach Brian Kelly laughs with defensive end Bradyn Swinson in the second half an NCAA college football challenge against Oklahoma in Baton Rouge La Saturday Nov LSU won - AP Photo Gerald Herbert Linebackers Christian Elliss Jack Gibbens Cam Riley UDFA Monty Rice Robert Spillane Jahlani Tavai The Patriots seemingly were largely happy with this group after adding Gibbens and Spillane during the offseason and re-signing Elliss Riley seems like a longshot as an undrafted free agent You could also potentially toss hybrid safety Marte Mapu into this group Cornerbacks Alex Austin Miles Battle Isaiah Bolden Carlton Davis Brandon Crossley UDFA Marcellas Dial Christian Gonzalez D J James Marcus Jones Kobee Minor R The Patriots added Minor as Mr Irrelevant with the final pick in the draft then reportedly signed Crossley as an undrafted free agent Consider Austin Battle Crossley Davis and Gonzalez as outside cornerbacks and Bolden Dial James and Jones as slot options Eliot Wolf commented Minor can play inside and outside Safeties Kyle Dugger Marcus Epps Jaylinn Hawkins Marte Mapu Josh Minkins UDFA Jabrill Peppers Mark Perry Dell Pettus Jordan Polk UDFA Brenden Schooler Craig Woodson R This group is loaded with NFL players Dugger Epps Hawkins Mapu Peppers Pettus and Schooler all played last season and Woodson was a fourth-round pick Minkins and Polk look like longshots Perry also could be a cut candidate California defensive back Craig Woodson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis Friday Feb AP Photo Michael Conroy Special Teams LS Julian Ashby R P Bryce Baringer K Andres Borregales R LS Joe Cardona K John Parker Romo Particular Patriots fans weren t happy with the selection of Borregales in the sixth round and Ashby in the seventh round The Patriots would be able to save specific cap space by keeping Ashby over Cardona who s as of now the only member on the roster with a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Patriots Expect competition between Ashby and Cardona and Borregales and Romo this summer