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New England Patriots All-Time Roster by Decade

NFL Dynasty rates 103 Patriots players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Rob Gronkowski (TE, 99 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 2011: 1,327 rec yds, 17 TD, 90 rec. The best Patriots defense in the game belongs to the 2010s: 14.1 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL) in 2019.

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The strongest Patriots lineup: 2000s

Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2000s Patriots board gives a team rating of 86.4 — good for an expected 14-3 season in the game, just short of the 88 team rating needed for a shot at 17-0. Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 10.5% of the time. The thinnest Patriots board is the 1970s (65.3).

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tom Brady	2007	4,806 pass yds, 50 TD, 8 INT	98
RB	Corey Dillon	2004	1,635 rush yds, 12 TD, 15 rec	76
WR	Randy Moss	2007	1,493 rec yds, 23 TD, 98 rec	98
TE	Daniel Graham	2003	409 rec yds, 4 TD, 38 rec	68
DEF	Patriots Defense	2003	14.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	80

Best Patriots player at every position

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tom Brady	2007	4,806 pass yds, 50 TD, 8 INT	98
RB	Curtis Martin	1995	1,487 rush yds, 14 TD, 30 rec	81
WR	Randy Moss	2007	1,493 rec yds, 23 TD, 98 rec	98
TE	Rob Gronkowski	2011	1,327 rec yds, 17 TD, 90 rec	99
DEF	Patriots Defense	2019	14.1 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	89

Patriots boards, decade by decade

The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Patriots. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).

1970s Patriots

Best possible lineup: team rating 65.3 · expected 1-16 · 12 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Mike Taliaferro	1970	871 pass yds, 4 TD, 11 INT	61
QB	Joe Kapp	1970	1,104 pass yds, 3 TD, 17 INT	59
RB	Andy Johnson	1976	699 rush yds, 6 TD, 29 rec	68
RB	Carl Garrett	1971	784 rush yds, 1 TD, 22 rec	68
RB	Jim Nance	1970	522 rush yds, 7 TD, 26 rec	68
WR	Randy Vataha	1975	720 rec yds, 6 TD, 46 rec	72
WR	Harold Jackson	1979	1,013 rec yds, 7 TD, 45 rec	69
WR	Ron Sellers	1970	550 rec yds, 4 TD, 38 rec	64
TE	Russ Francis	1976	367 rec yds, 3 TD, 26 rec	58
DEF	Patriots Defense	1976	16.9 points allowed per game (#11 in NFL)	68

1980s Patriots

Not every position is covered on this board. · 14 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tony Eason	1984	3,228 pass yds, 23 TD, 8 INT	79
QB	Doug Flutie	1988	1,150 pass yds, 8 TD, 10 INT	64
QB	Matt Cavanaugh	1981	1,633 pass yds, 5 TD, 13 INT	63
RB	Vagas Ferguson	1980	818 rush yds, 2 TD, 22 rec	69
RB	Don Calhoun	1980	787 rush yds, 9 TD, 27 rec	67
RB	Craig James	1985	1,227 rush yds, 5 TD, 27 rec	64
TE	Russ Francis	1980	664 rec yds, 8 TD, 41 rec	75
TE	Don Hasselbeck	1981	808 rec yds, 6 TD, 46 rec	73
TE	Derrick Ramsey	1984	792 rec yds, 7 TD, 66 rec	69
DEF	Patriots Defense	1983	18.1 points allowed per game (#3 in NFL)	73

1990s Patriots

Best possible lineup: team rating 76.2 · expected 6-11 · 10 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Drew Bledsoe	1994	4,555 pass yds, 25 TD, 27 INT	76
RB	Curtis Martin	1995	1,487 rush yds, 14 TD, 30 rec	81
RB	Robert Edwards	1998	1,115 rush yds, 9 TD, 35 rec	73
RB	Leroy Thompson	1994	312 rush yds, 2 TD, 65 rec	69
WR	Terry Glenn	1996	1,132 rec yds, 6 TD, 90 rec	71
WR	Shawn Jefferson	1996	771 rec yds, 4 TD, 50 rec	65
WR	Michael Timpson	1994	941 rec yds, 3 TD, 74 rec	64
TE	Ben Coates	1994	1,174 rec yds, 7 TD, 96 rec	89
DEF	Patriots Defense	1999	17.8 points allowed per game (#7 in NFL)	70

2000s Patriots

Best possible lineup: team rating 86.4 · expected 14-3 · 23 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Tom Brady	2007	4,806 pass yds, 50 TD, 8 INT	98
QB	Matt Cassel	2008	3,693 pass yds, 21 TD, 11 INT	77
QB	Drew Bledsoe	2000	3,247 pass yds, 17 TD, 13 INT	73
RB	Corey Dillon	2004	1,635 rush yds, 12 TD, 15 rec	76
RB	Antowain Smith	2001	1,157 rush yds, 12 TD, 19 rec	71
RB	Sammy Morris	2008	727 rush yds, 7 TD, 17 rec	69
WR	Randy Moss	2007	1,493 rec yds, 23 TD, 98 rec	98
WR	Troy Brown	2001	1,199 rec yds, 5 TD, 101 rec	76
WR	Terry Glenn	2000	922 rec yds, 6 TD, 77 rec	74
TE	Daniel Graham	2003	409 rec yds, 4 TD, 38 rec	68
TE	Benjamin Watson	2006	657 rec yds, 3 TD, 50 rec	67
TE	Christian Fauria	2002	253 rec yds, 7 TD, 27 rec	67
DEF	Patriots Defense	2003	14.9 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	80

2010s Patriots

Not every position is covered on this board. · 21 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
RB	Dion Lewis	2017	896 rush yds, 6 TD, 32 rec	72
RB	LeGarrette Blount	2016	1,161 rush yds, 18 TD, 7 rec	72
RB	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2010	1,008 rush yds, 13 TD, 12 rec	71
WR	Wes Welker	2011	1,569 rec yds, 9 TD, 122 rec	91
WR	Julian Edelman	2019	1,117 rec yds, 6 TD, 100 rec	78
WR	Brandin Cooks	2017	1,082 rec yds, 7 TD, 65 rec	77
TE	Rob Gronkowski	2011	1,327 rec yds, 17 TD, 90 rec	99
TE	Aaron Hernandez	2011	910 rec yds, 7 TD, 79 rec	77
TE	Martellus Bennett	2016	701 rec yds, 7 TD, 55 rec	76
DEF	Patriots Defense	2019	14.1 points allowed per game (#1 in NFL)	89

2020s Patriots

Best possible lineup: team rating 71.8 · expected 4-13 · 23 players on the board

Pos	Player	Season	Peak season	Rating
QB	Cam Newton	2020	2,657 pass yds, 8 TD, 10 INT, 592 rush yds	69
QB	Mac Jones	2021	3,801 pass yds, 22 TD, 13 INT	69
QB	Drake Maye	2024	2,276 pass yds, 15 TD, 10 INT, 421 rush yds	68
RB	Rhamondre Stevenson	2022	1,040 rush yds, 5 TD, 69 rec	71
RB	Ezekiel Elliott	2023	642 rush yds, 3 TD, 51 rec	70
RB	Damien Harris	2021	929 rush yds, 15 TD, 18 rec	66
WR	Jakobi Meyers	2022	804 rec yds, 6 TD, 67 rec	69
WR	Damiere Byrd	2020	604 rec yds, 1 TD, 47 rec	66
WR	Kayshon Boutte	2024	589 rec yds, 3 TD, 43 rec	66
TE	Hunter Henry	2021	603 rec yds, 9 TD, 50 rec	74
TE	Austin Hooper	2024	476 rec yds, 3 TD, 45 rec	71
TE	Mike Gesicki	2023	244 rec yds, 2 TD, 29 rec	64
DEF	Patriots Defense	2021	17.8 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL)	77

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