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AFC East · 2026

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 November 1, 2026.

Rebuilt from the source rather than pasted in during preseason, so what you see is what was published on November 1, 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
4Lan Larison
5Myles Montgomery

Wide receiver

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

Tight end

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

The rest of
the chart.

New England non-skill positions, 2026
PositionDepth order
CenterJared Wilson
FBReggie Gilliam
FSKevin Byard, Mike Brown, Brenden Schooler
HolderMitch Wishnowsky
Kick returnerKyle Williams, Corey Kiner, Lan Larison, TreVeyon Henderson, Channing Canada
LCBCarlton Davis III, Charles Woods, Elliott Davison
LDEChristian Barmore, Joshua Farmer, Leonard Taylor III
Left guardWalter Rouse, Matt Pryor, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Greg Van Roten
LILBChristian Elliss, Darius Muasau, Namdi Obiazor
Long snapperJulian Ashby
Left tackleWill Campbell, Caleb Lomu, Dametrious Crownover
NBMarcus Jones, Kindle Vildor
NTCory Durden
PunterMitch Wishnowsky
KickerAndy Borregales
Punt returnerMarcus Jones, Efton Chism III, DeMario Douglas, Romeo Doubs
RCBChristian Gonzalez, Channing Canada, Karon Prunty
RDEMilton Williams, DaQuan Jones
Right guardBen Brown, Matt Pryor, Walter Rouse, Mike Onwenu, Greg Van Roten
RILBRobert Spillane, Erick Hunter, Khalil Jacobs
Right tackleMorgan Moses, Caleb Lomu, Marcus Bryant
SLBDre'Mont Jones, Gabe Jacas, Quintayvious Hutchins
SSCraig Woodson, Jaylen Reed, Dell Pettus
WLBElijah Ponder, 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 November 1, 2026.

Who is the number one running back for New England?

Rhamondre Stevenson sits atop the running back group as of November 1, 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 November 1, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Published November 1, 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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