2022 New England Patriots season

The 2022 season will be the New England Patriots' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their 21st playing home games at Gillette Stadium and their 23rd under head coach Bill Belichick. They will look to improve on their 10–7 record from last year and make the playoffs for the 19th time since 2000.

2022 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldGillette Stadium
Uniform

Roster changes

Unrestricted
Position Player 2022 team Date signed Contract
MLB Ja'Whaun Bentley New England Patriots March 21, 2022[1] 2 years, $6 million[2]
HB Brandon Bolden Las Vegas Raiders March 17, 2022[3] 2 years, $5.01 million[4]
OT Trent Brown New England Patriots March 23, 2022[5] 2 years, $13 million[6]
OLB Jamie Collins
DT Carl Davis New England Patriots April 28, 2022[7] TBA
K Nick Folk New England Patriots March 21, 2022[1] 2 years, $5 million[8]
TE Troy Fumagalli
MLB Dont'a Hightower
QB Brian Hoyer New England Patriots March 14, 2022[9] 2 years, $4 million[10]
CB J. C. Jackson Los Angeles Chargers March 16, 2022[11] 5 years, $82.5 million[12]
C Ted Karras Cincinnati Bengals March 17, 2022[13] 3 years, $18 million[14]
OLB Brandon King Indianapolis Colts April 13, 2022[15] 1 year, $1.19 million[16]
FS Devin McCourty New England Patriots March 13, 2022[17] 1 year, $9 million[18]
WR Matthew Slater New England Patriots March 16, 2022[19] 1 year, $2.62 million[20]
RB James White New England Patriots March 17, 2022[21] 2 years, $5 million[22]


Restricted
Position Player 2022 team Date signed Contract
FB Jakob Johnson Las Vegas Raiders March 17, 2022[23] 1 year, $1.5 million[24]
WR Jakobi Meyers
WR Gunner Olszewski Pittsburgh Steelers March 21, 2022[25] 2 years, $4.2 million[26]

Exclusive-rights
Position Player 2022 team Date signed Contract
OLB Terez Hall

Signings/waiver claims
Position Player Previous team Date signed Contract
C James Ferentz New England Patriots March 14, 2022[27] 1 year, $1.075 million[28]
CB Terrance Mitchell Houston Texans March 16, 2022[29] 1 year, $1.75 million[30]
WR Ty Montgomery New Orleans Saints March 19, 2022[31] 2 years, $3.6 million[32]
CB Malcolm Butler Arizona Cardinals March 24, 2022[33] 2 years, $9 million[34]
SS Jabrill Peppers New York Giants April 4, 2022[35] 1 year, $2 million[36]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2021 season.

Releases/waivers
Position Player Date released/waived
OLB Kyle Van Noy March 7, 2022[37]
HB Devine Ozigbo May 3, 2022[38]
OLB Terez Hall May 5, 2022[39]

Trades

Draft
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 New England Patriots Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
129 Cole StrangeGChattanooga
250 Tyquan ThorntonWRBaylor
385 Marcus JonesCBHouston
4121 Jack JonesCBArizona State
127 Pierre Strong Jr.HBSouth Dakota State
137 Bailey ZappeQBWestern Kentucky
6183 Kevin HarrisHBSouth Carolina
200 Sam RobertsDTNorthwest Missouri State
210 Chasen HinesGLSU
7245 Andrew StueberGMichigan

Trades

  • April 25 - The Patriots' 2022 fifth-round selection (No.170) was traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for the Texans' 2022 sixth and seventh-round selections (No. 183 and No. 245).[42]
  • April 28 - The Patriots' 2022 first-round selection (No. 21) was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the Chiefs' 2022 first, third, and fourth-round selections (No. 29, No. 94, and No. 121).
  • April 29 - The Patriots' 2022 second and fifth-round selections (No. 54 and No. 158) were traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the Chiefs' 2022 second-round selection (No. 50).
  • April 29 - The Patriots' 2022 third-round selection (No. 94) was traded to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the Panthers' 2022 fourth-round selection (No. 137) and 2023 third-round selection.

Undrafted free agents
Position Player School Date signed
QB D'Eriq King Miami April 30
FS Brenden Schooler Texas
DT LaBryan Ray Alabama
C Kody Russey Houston
OLB DeMarcus Mitchell Purdue
P Jake Julien Eastern Michigan
G Liam Shanahan LSU

Staff

Coaching changes
2022 New England Patriots Staff Changes
CoachPositionReason leftReplacement
Josh McDanielsOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks CoachAccepted job as the Head Coach for the Las Vegas RaidersTBD
Carmen BricilloOffensive Line CoachAccepted job as the offensive line coach for the Las Vegas RaidersTBD
Mick Lombardi Wide Receivers Coach Accepted job as the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders TBD
Bo Hardegree Offensive Quality Control/Quarterbacks Accepted job as the quarterbacks coach for the Las Vegas Raiders TBD
New England Patriots staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft
  • President – Jonathan Kraft
  • Director of player personnel – Matt Groh
  • Director of pro personnel – Brian Smith
  • Director of scouting – Eliot Wolf
  • Director of pro scouting – Steve Cargile
  • Director of college scouting – Camren Williams
  • Director of scouting administration – Nancy Meier
  • Director of football/head coach administration – Berj Najarian
  • Research and analysis/coaching – Evan Rothstein
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Cameron Achord
  • Assistant special teams – Joe Houston
Assistant coaches
  • Coaching assistant – Tyler Hughes
Strength and conditioning

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LV
LAC
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Current roster
New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 5, 2022

69 active, 10 unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Patriots' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2022 opponents

Listed below are the Patriots' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced on May 12.[43]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(AFC East)		Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
Conference opponents
(AFC North)		Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals		Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents
(based on 2021 division placement)		Indianapolis ColtsLas Vegas Raiders
Interconference opponents
(NFC North)		Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions		Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Interconference opponent
(based on 2021 division placement)		N/AArizona Cardinals

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