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The New England Patriots are a deep team.
They added several marquee players to their roster this offseason. New England maintained the strength of their front four and their secondary by replacing the departing K’Lavon Chaisson and Jaylinn Hawkins with Dre’Mont Jones and Kevin Byard. They also made many improvements to their offensive line, but their offensive weapons around quarterback Drake Maye are the best they’ve been since he entered the league.
According to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell in his ranking of the NFL’s wide receiver, tight end and running back groups of playmakers for next season, the Patriots’ unit ranks No. 10 in the league.
”The top 10 starts with the Patriots, who added an elite receiver to the mix after trading for A.J. Brown this summer,” Barnwell said. “Brown left Philadelphia after a frustrating 2025 season, but there's still plenty of evidence that Brown is one of the top wideouts in all of football. … While there's a drop-off from Brown to the rest of the lineup, the Patriots are much deeper than they've been in years.”
Brown and Doubs are one of the best wide receiver duos in the league, with upside that might potentially be getting overlooked for next season. Henderson and Stevenson are two running backs who have the capability to rush for 1,000 yards, and the addition of rookie tight end Eli Raridon gives New England a good replacement for Austin Hooper behind Hunter Henry for next season.
The Patriots have reason to be confident in the unit that they have around Maye, which is much better than the one that he led to the Super Bowl at the end of last season. Their unit appears poised to outpace most of the other teams in the league statistically in 2026.
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This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Patriots’ WR-RB-TE group makes top 10 in ESPN ranking for 2026 season
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They added several marquee players to their roster this offseason. New England maintained the strength of their front four and their secondary by replacing the departing K’Lavon Chaisson and Jaylinn Hawkins with Dre’Mont Jones and Kevin Byard. They also made many improvements to their offensive line, but their offensive weapons around quarterback Drake Maye are the best they’ve been since he entered the league.
According to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell in his ranking of the NFL’s wide receiver, tight end and running back groups of playmakers for next season, the Patriots’ unit ranks No. 10 in the league.
”The top 10 starts with the Patriots, who added an elite receiver to the mix after trading for A.J. Brown this summer,” Barnwell said. “Brown left Philadelphia after a frustrating 2025 season, but there's still plenty of evidence that Brown is one of the top wideouts in all of football. … While there's a drop-off from Brown to the rest of the lineup, the Patriots are much deeper than they've been in years.”
Brown and Doubs are one of the best wide receiver duos in the league, with upside that might potentially be getting overlooked for next season. Henderson and Stevenson are two running backs who have the capability to rush for 1,000 yards, and the addition of rookie tight end Eli Raridon gives New England a good replacement for Austin Hooper behind Hunter Henry for next season.
The Patriots have reason to be confident in the unit that they have around Maye, which is much better than the one that he led to the Super Bowl at the end of last season. Their unit appears poised to outpace most of the other teams in the league statistically in 2026.
Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook.
This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Patriots’ WR-RB-TE group makes top 10 in ESPN ranking for 2026 season
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