Week 16
New England Patriots inactives and starters, Week 16
Drake Maye is projected to start at quarterback for the New England Patriots at the New York Jets in Week 16. Tommy DeVito is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET.
Matchup
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET · CBS
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 16?
- Drake Maye is projected to start at quarterback for the New England Patriots at the New York Jets in Week 16. Tommy DeVito is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET.
- Are the Patriots playing in Week 16?
- Yes. Drake Maye is projected to start at quarterback for the New England Patriots at the New York Jets in Week 16. Tommy DeVito is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET.
- Where do the Patriots's Week 16 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).