These are the top fantasy football players of the New England Patriots as ranked by Average Draft Position (ADP) in PPR-format mock drafts.
Data as of February 22, 2025.
| # | Name | Pos | Team | ADP | Bye |
|---|
| Week | Home/Away | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Away | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2 | Home | Seattle Seahawks |
| 3 | Away | New York Jets |
| 4 | Away | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Home | Miami Dolphins |
| 6 | Home | Houston Texans |
| 7 | Away | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 8 | Home | New York Jets |
| 9 | Away | Tennessee Titans |
| 10 | Away | Chicago Bears |
| 11 | Home | Los Angeles Rams |
| 12 | Away | Miami Dolphins |
| 13 | Home | Indianapolis Colts |
| 15 | Away | Arizona Cardinals |
| 16 | Away | Buffalo Bills |
| 17 | Home | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 18 | Home | Buffalo Bills |
The Athletic's Chad Graff suggests that it could be time for the New England Patriots to move on from wide receiver Kendrick Bourne this offseason, even if he's their top player at their biggest position of need. Bourne missed the start of the 2024 season while recovering from a torn right ACL and caught only 28 passes on 38 targets for 305 yards and one touchdown in 12 games (nine starts) once he returned. With a new coaching regime in town, the Patriots could move on from Bourne, who will be heading into his age-30 season in 2025. New England would save $4.9 million in salary cap space if they cut him before June 1 or $6.3 million if they cut him with a post-June 1 designation. Bourne is under contract with the Patriots through the 2026 season, but it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see this rebuilding organization go in another direction as they completely rebuild their receiving corps.
February 22, 2025 12:03 PM EST
The New England Patriots signed exclusive-rights free-agent center Ben Brown (concussion) and offensive tackle Demontrey Jacobs on Thursday. Brown's one-year deal is worth a base salary of $1.3 million, while Jacobs' one-year deal is worth $960,000. Brown ended the 2024 season on Injured Reserve due to a concussion and missed the final two games of the regular season. The 26-year-old former undrafted free agent out of Mississippi was New England's starting center in all 10 of his appearances in his first year with the team after spending his rookie year with the Seattle Seahawks. Jacobs signed with the Denver Broncos last January but ended up starting 13 of the 15 games he appeared in with the Patriots last year in his first season in the NFL. Brown should be fully recovered from his head injury for training camp this summer.
February 20, 2025 8:38 PM EST
NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reports that the New England Patriots re-signed wide receiver JaQuae Jackson (ankle) to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday. The undrafted free agent from Rutgers impressed the coaching staff in training camp last summer after he was originally released by the Atlanta Falcons in June, and he scored a 38-yard touchdown in the preseason before going down with an ankle injury. The 25-year-old pass-catcher spent all of the 2024 season on Injured Reserve but will now return with the team in 2025 to provide receiver depth. It's unclear how healthy Jackson currently is, but whenever he's back to full health, he'll compete for a roster spot with the Patriots this year.
February 12, 2025 10:27 PM EST
New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III made a good enough impression in his NFL debut in the Week 18 victory against the Buffalo Bills backups that he could become a trade chip this offseason. "I thought the Patriots would hold off on entertaining a trade of Joe Milton, who was drafted in the sixth round (193rd overall) last year, for at least another season, but there's increasing belief around the NFL that the Patriots are at least contemplating a trade of Milton this offseason," Boston Sports Journal's Greg Bedard wrote. This year's QB draft class is considered weak, and the Pats could fetch up to a third-round pick for Milton this year if QB-needy teams don't feel like taking their chances on QB prospects like Riley Leonard, Dillon Gabriel or Jaxson Dart. If New England doesn't shop Milton before the draft in April, they could revisit and look to trade him this summer.
February 4, 2025 7:39 PM EST
The New England Patriots signed free-agent tight end Giovanni Ricci (knee) to a Reserve/Futures deal on Monday. Ricci was on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad in 2024 but never was active for a regular-season game and was cut in August due to a knee injury. The 28-year-old former undrafted free agent out of Western Michigan made his NFL debut in 2021 with the Carolina Panthers, with all 36 of his career games coming with Carolina. In three NFL seasons, Ricci has caught only nine of 12 targets for 102 yards and no touchdowns with the Panthers. Ricci is more of a blocker than a pass-catcher and will now represent tight end depth for the Patriots throughout the offseason and into training camp this summer. The most likely scenario is that he'll effective serve as a fullback for new Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
February 3, 2025 7:02 PM EST
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