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Pay vs Performance

New England Patriots roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-09-13
Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filteringRole (snap share) exists for every position
Roster contracts
43
Roster APY
$304.1M
Rookie-scale deals
23
Top-quartile deals
14
League median APY
$2M
Market read
19roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
1top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
4below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.

Pay vs role

Patriots roster · 43 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of role
0
1
97
90
7
87
75
5
25
14
66
71
10
38
76
85
31
53
74
13
70
50
Jacas
9
82
18
55
4
92
68
48
Obiazor
45
26
94
93
54
29
84
22
91
3
24
36
34
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample

Biggest rank gaps

New England Patriots roster · role lens · gap within each position market
Role ahead of pay
+141
Elijah PonderEDGE
PAY 146
ROLE 5
$993K
78% snaps
Rookie scale
+110
DeMario DouglasWR
PAY 151
ROLE 41
$993K
62% snaps
Rookie scale
+79
Craig WoodsonS
PAY 80
ROLE 1
$1.3M
100% snaps
Rookie scale
+57
Cory DurdenDT
PAY 84
ROLE 27
$1.1M
56% snaps
Rookie scale
+43
Dell PettusS
PAY 111
ROLE 68
$946K
40% snaps
Rookie scale
+36
Dre'Mont JonesEDGE
PAY 38
ROLE 2
$12.2M
84% snaps
Veteran
Pay ahead of role
-68
Namdi ObiazorLB
PAY 113
ROLE 181
$1.2M
0% snaps
Rookie scale
-65
A.J. BrownWR
PAY 9
ROLE 74
$32M
43.7% snaps
Veteran
-50
Marcus JonesCB
PAY 27
ROLE 77
$12M
48% snaps
Veteran
-47
Caleb LomuOT
PAY 45
ROLE 92
$4.7M
0% snaps
Rookie scale
-43
Darius MuasauLB
PAY 138
ROLE 181
$1.1M
0% snaps
Rookie scale
-42
Kyle WilliamsWR
PAY 86
ROLE 128
$1.7M
16.9% snaps
Rookie scale

The Wire

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SEP 12
11:42 PM
ROLE
Reported atop the WR room
ESPN NFL Nation (Patriots beat) · QUOTE“Veteran Mack Hollins took over the majority of Brown's role Wednesday”Read original report →
SEP 12
9:23 PM
CHART MOVE
Now first-team LWR
WAS EFTON CHISM III
Official team depth chart (2026-09-03) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 12
8:25 PM
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LWR
LWR2 → LWR1
Official team depth chart (None) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 12
4:03 PM
DJ
SIGNED
Signed
Mike Reiss · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
11:51 PM
ROSTER MOVE
Placed on injured reserve; high ankle sprain injury
Adam Schefter · QUOTE“The Patriots are placing wide receiver A.J .Brown on injured reserve due to his high ankle sprain, sidelining him for a ”Read original report →
SEP 11
2:56 PM
STATUS
Ruled OUT — High ankle sprain — being placed on injured reserve (min. 4
ACTIVE → OUT
official report · QUOTE“status change recorded 2026-09-11”Read original report →
SEP 11
1:31 PM
ROSTER MOVE
Placed on injured reserve; high ankle sprain injury
Adam Schefter · QUOTE“Sources: Patriots are placing wide receiver AJ Brown on injured reserve due to his high ankle sprain, sidelining him for”Read original report →
SEP 11
1:05 PM
INJURY
Being placed on injured reserve — high ankle sprain, out a minimum of four games
Adam Schefter · QUOTE“Patriots are placing wide receiver AJ Brown on injured reserve due to his high ankle sprain, sidelining him for a minimum of four games.”Read original report →
SEP 11
5:00 AM
STATUS
Reportedly week-to-week — high-ankle sprain
Mike Reiss · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 10
10:40 AM
INJURY
Right ankle
New England Patriots (club designation); Mike Reiss · QUOTE“Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown left Wednesday night's 13-10 loss to the Seahawks early in the third quarter with a ri”Read original report →
SEP 10
9:44 AM
STATUS
Is questionable for Week 2 vs. Pittsburgh (ankle) — Tuesday's ruled-out applied to the Seattle game only
CBS Sports NFL injury report · QUOTE“Questionable for Week 2 vs. Pittsburgh”Read original report →
SEP 10
8:13 AM
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
OUT → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded 2026-09-09T23:02”