Week 1
New England Patriots inactives and starters, Week 1
Drake Maye is projected to start at quarterback for the New England Patriots at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. Tommy DeVito is listed second. Kickoff is Wed, Sep 9, 8:20 PM ET.
Matchup
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
Wed, Sep 9, 8:20 PM ET · NBC
Scheduled
Injury / inactive report
- TreVeyon HendersonRBQuestionableHenderson continues to rehab a right ankle injury and hasn't been cleared for full participation in practice, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.
- Bryce BaringerPInjured ReserveThe Patriots placed Baringer (undisclosed) on injured reserve Monday.
- Khalil JacobsLBInjured ReserveThe Patriots placed Jacobs (undisclosed) on injured reserve Monday.
- Isaiah ItonDTInjured ReserveIton (undisclosed) reverted to New England's injured reserve Monday, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
- Eric ButlerSInjured ReserveButler (undisclosed) reverted to the Patriots' IR on Monday, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
- Marcus BryantOTInjured ReserveThe Patriots placed Bryant (ankle) on injured reserve with a designation to return Sunday.
- Harold Landry IIILBOutLandry (undisclosed) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Patriots on Sunday.
- Brenden SchoolerSOutSchooler (undisclosed) will begin the 2026 regular season on the Patriots' reserve/non-football injury list, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
- Myles MontgomeryRBInjured Reserveir
Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.
Two-deep
Offense
3WR 1TE
WR1
A.J. BrownStarter
WR2
Romeo DoubsStarter
WR3
LT
LG
Alijah Vera-TuckerStarter
C
Jared WilsonStarter
RG
Mike OnwenuStarter
RT
Morgan MosesStarter
Caleb Lomu · Walter Rouse · Marcus BryantInjured Reserve
QB
Drake MayeStarter
TE
Hunter HenryStarter
RB
Rhamondre StevensonStarter
TreVeyon HendersonQuestionable · Corey Kiner · Myles MontgomeryInjured Reserve
FB
Reggie GilliamStarter
Defense
Base 3-4 D
LDE
NT
Cory DurdenStarter
Isaiah ItonInjured Reserve
RDE
Milton WilliamsStarter
WLB
Elijah PonderStarter
LILB
RILB
Robert SpillaneStarter
Erick Hunter · Khalil JacobsInjured Reserve
SLB
Dre'Mont JonesStarter
LCB
Carlton Davis IIIStarter
SS
Craig WoodsonStarter
Dell Pettus · Jaylen Reed · Eric ButlerInjured Reserve
FS
Kevin ByardStarter
RCB
NB
Marcus JonesStarter
Special Teams
Common questions
- Who is starting for the Patriots in Week 1?
- Drake Maye is projected to start at quarterback for the New England Patriots at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. Tommy DeVito is listed second. Kickoff is Wed, Sep 9, 8:20 PM ET.
- Are the Patriots playing in Week 1?
- Yes. Drake Maye is projected to start at quarterback for the New England Patriots at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. Tommy DeVito is listed second. Kickoff is Wed, Sep 9, 8:20 PM ET.
- Where do the Patriots's Week 1 inactives and injury designations come from?
- Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (9 players listed).