Expect some roster movement for the Patriots in the next 24 hours.

The Patriots seemingly overfilled their roster after making 11 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft and remaining busy during the undrafted free-agent signing period.

There have been 16 UDFA signings announced or reported so far. If all of those hold true, that puts the Patriots six players over the 90-man roster limit. So, some cuts must be made.

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Let’s break down the Patriots’ roster.

Quarterbacks (3)

Joshua Dobbs
Drake Maye
Ben Wooldridge (UDFA)

The Patriots traded Joe Milton III to the Cowboys for a fifth-round pick, then traded it and wound up selecting kicker Andres Borregales, long snapper Julian Ashby and cornerback Kobee Minor with the selections they ended up with. Then they signed Wooldridge as an undrafted free agent out of Louisiana. The hope is that Maye stays healthy, continues to ascend as one of the NFL’s best young quarterbacks and the Ptariots never need to figure out what they have in their backup quarterbacks. Dobbs projects as the backup, and the Patriots will see what they have in Wooldridge in rookie minicamp, OTAs, minicamp, training camp and the preseason.

Foxboro, MA – New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye looks to pass during the second quarter of the game at Gillette Stadium. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

Running Backs (6)

FB Brock Lampe (UDFA)
Antonio Gibson
TreVeyon Henderson (R)
Terrell Jennings
Lan Larison (UDFA)
Rhamondre Stevenson

Henderson is the most significant addition to this group. In an ideal world, he can be the Patriots version of Jahmyr Gibbs as a change-of-pace, big-play back to complement Stevenson and Gibson. Henderson is speedy, a good pass blocker and an accomplished receiver. The fullback returns with Lampe, who wasn’t overly productive at Northern Illinois but could end up as a lead blocker. Larison was uber-productive last season with 2,300 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns at UC Davis in 2024. Expect Stevenson, Henderson and Gibson to make the roster. Jennings and Larison will try to prove they deserve roster spots.

Wide Receivers (13)

Javon Baker
Demeer Blankumsee (UDFA)
Kendrick Bourne
Kayshon Boutte
Efton Chism (UDFA)
Stefon Diggs
Demario Douglas
Mack Hollins
JaQuae Jackson
John Jiles
Ja’Lynn Polk
Jeremiah Webb (UDFA)
Kyle Williams (R)

This is a crowded group. Baker, Bourne, Boutte, Diggs, Douglas, Hollins, Polk and Williams should all have roster spots, but there’s no way the team will keep eight players at the position, so there will be difficult decisions to be made this summer. Williams provides a speedy, big-play threat from the third round. If Diggs isn’t ready for the start of the season as he returns from a knee injury, it could create a roster spot for a younger player. This will be a fun battle to watch this summer, especially since Chism was a productive playmaker at Eastern Washington, and Webb averaged 18 yards per catch at South Alabama. Jiles could be a cut candidate.

East’s Efton Chism, left, of Eastern Washington, gains yards after a catch in the first half of the East West Shrine Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Tight Ends (7)

Jaheim Bell
C.J. Dippre (UDFA)
Hunter Henry
Austin Hooper
Giovanni Ricci
Gee Scott Jr. (UDFA)
Jack Westover

Bell has some competition for the third tight end spot from Dippre, an Alabama product, and Scott, who went to Ohio State. Westover had some fans in the organization as a UDFA last year, as well. Ricci could split his time between fullback and tight end. Henry and Hooper are locked in as the top two tight ends.

Offensive Linemen (18)

Jake Andrews
Cole Birdow (UDFA)
Garrett Bradbury
Ben Brown
Marcus Bryant (R)
Will Campbell (R)
Jack Conley (UDFA)
Demontrey Jacobs
Vederian Lowe
Morgan Moses
Mike Onwenu
Layden Robinson
Tyrese Robinson
Wes Schweitzer
Sidy Sow
Cole Strange
Caedan Wallace
Jared Wilson (R)

Lock in Campbell, Onwenu and Moses as starters. The center battle will be decided between Bradbury and Wilson with Andrews, Brown and Strange as darkhorse options. The left guard competition comes down to Andrews, Brown, Layden Robinson, Sow and Strange. The Patriots could also try Wallace inside. This group looks a lot better than it did four months ago. There could be some cut candidates here, including Tyrese Robinson.

LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell poses after being chosen by the New England Patriots with the fourth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Defensive Tackles (9)

Christian Barmore
Joshua Farmer (R)
Marcus Harris
Eric Johnson
Wilfried Pene (UDFA)
Jeremiah Pharms Jr.
Jaquelin Roy
Khyiris Tonga
Milton Williams

If Barmore is healthy from last year’s blood clots, then the Patriots should have some good depth on their defensive interior. Barmore, Farmer and Williams headline the group. Johnson, Pharms, Roy and Tonga are all reserve options with NFL experience. Farmer was a potential steal in the fourth round. After the draft, he said he expected to be selected on the first or second day. He has elite length and good athleticism as an attacking D-lineman. Harris could be a cut candidate.

Edge Defenders (8)

K’Lavon Chaisson
Anfernee Jennings
Truman Jones
Harold Landry
Titus Leo
Elijah Ponder (UDFA)
Bradyn Swinson (R)
Keion White

The Patriots were somehow able to wait it out and take Swinson, a disruptive pass rusher, in the fifth round. Ponder is also an intriguing undrafted free agent who was tabbed as a potential sixth or seventh round pick by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler. Jennings, Landry and White are all potential starters. Chaisson and Swinson should bring some pressure on third down. Jones and Leo are potential cut candidates.

LSU head coach Brian Kelly laughs with defensive end Bradyn Swinson (4) in the second half an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. LSU won 37-17. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Linebackers (6)

Christian Elliss
Jack Gibbens
Cam Riley (UDFA)
Monty Rice
Robert Spillane
Jahlani Tavai

The Patriots seemingly were largely happy with this group after adding Gibbens and Spillane during the offseason and re-signing Elliss. Riley seems like a longshot as an undrafted free agent. You could also potentially toss hybrid safety Marte Mapu into this group.

Cornerbacks (10)

Alex Austin
Miles Battle
Isaiah Bolden
Carlton Davis
Brandon Crossley (UDFA)
Marcellas Dial
Christian Gonzalez
D. J. James
Marcus Jones
Kobee Minor (R)

The Patriots added Minor as Mr. Irrelevant with the final pick in the draft then reportedly signed Crossley as an undrafted free agent. Consider Austin, Battle, Crossley, Davis and Gonzalez as outside cornerbacks and Bolden, Dial, James and Jones as slot options. Eliot Wolf said Minor can play inside and outside.

Safeties (11)

Kyle Dugger
Marcus Epps
Jaylinn Hawkins
Marte Mapu
Josh Minkins (UDFA)
Jabrill Peppers
Mark Perry
Dell Pettus
Jordan Polk (UDFA)
Brenden Schooler
Craig Woodson (R)

This group is loaded with NFL players. Dugger, Epps, Hawkins, Mapu, Peppers, Pettus and Schooler all played last season, and Woodson was a fourth-round pick. Minkins and Polk look like longshots. Perry also could be a cut candidate.

California defensive back Craig Woodson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Special Teams (5)

LS Julian Ashby (R)
P Bryce Baringer
K Andres Borregales (R)
LS Joe Cardona
K John Parker Romo

Some Patriots fans weren’t happy with the selection of Borregales in the sixth round and Ashby in the seventh round. The Patriots would be able to save some cap space by keeping Ashby over Cardona, who’s currently the only player on the roster with a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Patriots. Expect competition between Ashby and Cardona and Borregales and Romo this summer.