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New England depth chart 2026

New England opens the 2026 season with Drake Maye at quarterback, Rhamondre Stevenson at running back, A.J. Brown at wide receiver, Hunter Henry at tight end, as of September 4, 2026.

Rebuilt from the source rather than pasted in during preseason, so what you see is what was published on September 4, 2026.

Offense

The skill positions,
in order.

Quarterback

New England quarterback depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Drake Maye
2Tommy DeVito
3Behren Morton

Running back

New England running back depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Rhamondre Stevenson
2TreVeyon Henderson
3Corey Kiner
4Myles Montgomery

Wide receiver

New England wide receiver depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1A.J. Brown
2Romeo Doubs
3DeMario Douglas
4Mack Hollins
5Kyle Williams
6Efton Chism III
7Jeremiah Webb

Tight end

New England tight end depth, 2026
DepthPlayer
1Hunter Henry
2Eli Raridon
3Tanner Arkin
4Cameron Latu
5Julian Hill
Everyone else

The rest of
the chart.

New England non-skill positions, 2026
PositionDepth order
CenterJared Wilson
FBReggie Gilliam
FSKevin Byard, Brenden Schooler
HolderBryce Baringer
Kick returnerKyle Williams, Efton Chism III
LCBCarlton Davis III
LDEChristian Barmore, Leonard Taylor III
Left guardAlijah Vera-Tucker, Greg Van Roten
LILBChristian Elliss, Darius Muasau, Namdi Obiazor
Long snapperJulian Ashby
Left tackleWill Campbell, Dametrious Crownover
NBMarcus Jones, Charles Woods
NTCory Durden, Isaiah Iton
PunterBryce Baringer
KickerAndy Borregales
Punt returnerMarcus Jones, DeMario Douglas
RCBChristian Gonzalez, Karon Prunty, Channing Canada
RDEMilton Williams, Joshua Farmer
Right guardMike Onwenu, Walter Rouse
RILBRobert Spillane, Erick Hunter, Khalil Jacobs
Right tackleMorgan Moses, Caleb Lomu, Marcus Bryant
SLBDre'Mont Jones, Gabe Jacas
SSCraig Woodson, Dell Pettus, Jaylen Reed
WLBElijah Ponder, Quintayvious Hutchins, Harold Landry III
Around the division
Asked & answered

Straight answers,
no filler.

Who starts at quarterback for New England in 2026?

Drake Maye is listed first at quarterback on the 2026 depth chart as of September 4, 2026.

Who is the number one running back for New England?

Rhamondre Stevenson sits atop the running back group as of September 4, 2026. Depth charts move through camp, and this page rebuilds from the source rather than holding a preseason snapshot.

How current is this depth chart?

It reflects the 2026 league year as published on September 4, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Published September 4, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.

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