2023 NFL Power Rankings: New England Patriots

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 3 roundup for the New England Patriots in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 24

Player: OLB Matthew Judon
Current contract situation: Under contract through the 2024 season

Judon signed a four-year, $56 million deal in March of 2021. After an adjustment this year that boosted his 2023 pay by borrowing from his 2024 salary, Judon is likely to be back at the negotiating table in the offseason for another adjustment because his 2024 base salary is just $6.5 million. The Patriots had a similar situation with CB Stephon Gilmore in 2020. Judon totaled 15.5 sacks last season and 12.5 in 2021, becoming just the fourth player in Patriots history to post back-to-back seasons with double-digit sacks. -- Mike Reiss

NFL.com -- Rank: 25

The Patriots are 0-2 with a pair of home losses against two possible (likely?) playoff teams, but spinning a "they could be 2-0" narrative would seem odd to me. Is a team with a piecemeal offensive line and a penchant for falling into double-digit holes worthy of such respect? Sure, we're only two games into the season, but how has this been any different from the past few campaigns in New England? The Patriots came back from big deficits only to suffer close losses last season, too (against the Raiders in Week 15 and the Bengals in Week 16), and it was hard to cull major positives from either those games or this year's defeats. There has just been a dark cloud following this team for some time now. As in their games, the Pats face a steep climb back to contention. Again.

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2023 NFL Predictions: AFC East

Before the start of the season, we will post NFL division-by-division predictions for the 2023 NFL regular season and postseason.

Instead of projecting an outright winner and loser in all 272 regular-season games, we've assigned a win probability to each team in every game and totalled them up.

The AFC East is one of the most competitive divisions in all of football from top to bottom. In fact, only the four AFC North teams are projected to win more games combined than the four AFC East teams in our full-season projections.

See where the Patriots stand in our 2023 AFC East Predictions

2023 Fantasy Football Projections: New England Patriots

Our Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the New England Patriots.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Mac Jones	522.1	343.3	3680.8	18.8	13.05	48.5	116.4	0.61	211.63
Matt Corral	36.3	22.5	250.5	1.2	0.98	15.4	55.4	0.35	20.5

Mac Jones: Jones missed some time in 2022, so his counting stats were down, but so were his efficiency numbers — 65.2% completion rate (67.6% in 2021), 3.2 TD% (4.2%), 6.8 Y/A (7.3) and 84.8 passer rating (92.5). Things should be better (than last year) with Bill O'Brien taking over the offense, but Jones' upside is relatively limited. Jones isn't draftable outside of two-QB or super flex leagues.

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New England Patriots: 2023 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule for the New England Patriots in 2023.

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Week	Date	Opponent	Time (ET) / Tickets
Week 1	Sun., Sep. 10	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	L 20-25
Week 2	Sun., Sep. 17	vs. Miami Dolphins	L 17-24
Week 3	Sun., Sep. 24	at New York Jets	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 4	Sun., Oct. 1	at Dallas Cowboys	4:25 PM / Tickets
Week 5	Sun., Oct. 8	vs. New Orleans Saints	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 6	Sun., Oct. 15	at Las Vegas Raiders	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 7	Sun., Oct. 22	vs. Buffalo Bills	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 8	Sun., Oct. 29	at Miami Dolphins	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 9	Sun., Nov. 5	vs. Washington Commanders	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 10	Sun., Nov. 12	vs. Indianapolis Colts	9:30 AM / Tickets
Week 11		BYE
Week 12	Sun., Nov. 26	at New York Giants	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 13	Sun., Dec. 3	vs. Los Angeles Chargers	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 14	Thu., Dec. 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	8:15 PM / Tickets
Week 15	Mon., Dec. 18	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	8:15 PM / Tickets
Week 16	Sun., Dec. 24	at Denver Broncos	8:15 PM / Tickets
Week 17	Sun., Dec. 31	at Buffalo Bills	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 18	Sun., Jan. 7	vs. New York Jets	TBD / Tickets

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Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule (SOS)

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New England Patriots Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, we will update our New England Patriots Mock Draft Roundup showing picks for the New England Patriots from several prominent sites and draft analysts.

The following are picks in recent mock drafts for the New England Patriots:

EDSFootball - Kevin Hanson (5/9)

14. JC Latham, OT, Alabama

After trading down from this spot in 2023, the Patriots got a bargain in Oregon's Christian Gonzalez. Offensive tackle was a common position linked to the Patriots in 2023 mock drafts, however, and they didn't target the position at all in the draft. In addition, their projected starting offensive tackles — Trent Brown and Riley Rieff — will both be free agents next offseason. Latham is a former five-star recruit who played well at right tackle in his first season as a starter.

CBS Sports - Josh Edwards (5/8)

10. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

It was surprising how little New England addressed the offensive tackle position this offseason. I anticipate the team will have issues this season leading to this selection.

ESPN - Todd McShay (5/4)

9. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State

I actually think Fashanu could go even higher, and he only fell to No. 9 here because teams with earlier picks have different projected needs. That isn't the case with the Patriots, who are relying on Trent Brown and Riley Reiff -- both are 30 or older -- to keep Mac Jones clean in the pocket. Fashanu has the length and quickness to develop into an elite pass-blocker, with the ability to erase speed rushers, take away inside moves and anchor at the top of his set. At 6-foot-6 and 321 pounds, he's also strong enough to move defenders off the ball in the run game. Fashanu played 520 snaps at left tackle last season and didn't allow a single sack.

The Athletic - Dane Brugler (5/2)

7. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

Bowers is among the one-percenters who are physically ready for the NFL after their freshman seasons. He's a tad undersized for the position, but his athletic skill — especially with the ball in his hands — is outstanding.

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New England Patriots - 2023 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2023 NFL Draft picks selected by the New England Patriots.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
1	17	Christian Gonzalez	CB	Oregon
2	46	Keion White	EDGE	Georgia Tech
3	76	Marte Mapu	LB	Sacramento State
4	107	Jake Andrews	C	Troy
4	112	Chad Ryland	K	Maryland
4	117	Sidy Sow	G	Eastern Michigan
5	144	Antonio Mafi	G	UCLA
6	187	Kayshon Boutte	WR	LSU
6	192	Bryce Baringer	P	Michigan State
6	210	Demario Douglas	WR	Liberty
6	214	Ameer Speed	DB	Michigan State
7	245	Isaiah Bolden	CB	Jackson State

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