New England Patriots

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
85	Julius Adams J. Adams	DL	6'3"	270	4/26/1948	30	Texas Southern
61	Sam Adams S. Adams	OL	6'3"	256	9/20/1948	30	Prairie View
27	Doug Beaudoin D. Beaudoin	DB	6'1"	193	5/15/1954	24	Minnesota
64	Richard Bishop R. Bishop	DL	6'1"	275	3/23/1950	28	Louisville
65	Greg Boyd G. Boyd	DL	6'6"	274	9/15/1952	26	San Diego State
58	Pete Brock P. Brock	OL	6'5"	267	7/14/1954	24	Colorado
21	Sidney Brown S. Brown	DB	6'0"	186	1/27/1956	22	Oklahoma
44	Don Calhoun D. Calhoun	RB	6'0"	206	4/29/1952	26	Kansas State
82	Al Chandler A. Chandler	TE	6'2"	233	11/18/1950	28	Oklahoma
26	Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn	DB	6'0"	186	1/2/1955	23	Texas
22	Dick Conn D. Conn	DB	6'0"	185	1/9/1951	27	Georgia
55	Ray Costict R. Costict	LB	6'0"	217	3/19/1955	23	Mississippi State
75	Bob Cryder B. Cryder	OL	6'4"	275	9/7/1956	22	Alabama
39	Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	RB	6'3"	226	8/15/1950	28	Southern California
68	Terry Falcon T. Falcon	OL	6'3"	260	8/30/1955	23	Montana
48	Tim Fox T. Fox	DB	5'11"	186	11/1/1953	25	Ohio State
81	Russ Francis R. Francis	TE	6'6"	240	4/3/1953	25	Oregon
70	Leon Gray L. Gray	OL	6'3"	256	11/15/1951	27	Jackson State
14	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	QB	6'4"	210	7/24/1953	25	Kansas State
71	Ray Hamilton R. Hamilton	DL	6'1"	244	1/20/1951	27	Oklahoma
73	John Hannah J. Hannah	OL	6'2"	265	4/4/1951	27	Alabama
80	Don Hasselbeck D. Hasselbeck	TE	6'7"	245	4/1/1955	23	Colorado
59	Mike Hawkins M. Hawkins	LB	6'2"	235	11/29/1955	23	Texas A&M-Kingsville
40	Mike Haynes M. Haynes	DB	6'2"	192	7/1/1953	25	Arizona State
63	Ernie Holmes E. Holmes	DL	6'3"	260	7/11/1948	30	Texas Southern
50	Sam Hunt S. Hunt	LB	6'1"	248	8/6/1951	27	Stephen F. Austin
23	Horace Ivory H. Ivory	RB	6'0"	197	8/8/1954	24	Oklahoma
29	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	WR	5'10"	175	1/6/1946	32	Jackson State
32	Andy Johnson A. Johnson	RB	6'0"	204	10/18/1952	26	Georgia
74	Shelby Jordan S. Jordan	OL	6'7"	260	1/23/1952	26	Washington (MO)
52	Steve King S. King	LB	6'4"	232	6/10/1951	27	Tulsa
53	Merv Krakau M. Krakau	LB	6'2"	242	5/16/1951	27	Iowa State
67	Bill Lenkaitis B. Lenkaitis	OL	6'4"	255	6/30/1946	32	Penn State
7	Nick Lowery N. Lowery	K	6'4"	215	5/27/1956	22	Dartmouth
72	Mel Lunsford M. Lunsford	DL	6'3"	256	6/13/1950	28	Central State (OH)
37	James McAlister J. McAlister	RB	6'1"	205	9/5/1951	27	UCLA
34	Prentice McCray P. McCray	DB	6'1"	188	3/1/1951	27	Arizona State
78	Tony McGee T. McGee	DL	6'4"	250	1/18/1949	29	Bishop
66	Bob McKay B. McKay	OL	6'5"	260	12/27/1947	31	Texas
86	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	WR	5'11"	181	2/17/1955	23	Tennessee
57	Steve Nelson S. Nelson	LB	6'2"	230	4/26/1951	27	North Dakota State
17	Tom Owen T. Owen	QB	6'1"	195	9/1/1952	26	Wichita State
2	Mike Patrick M. Patrick	P	6'0"	209	9/6/1952	26	Mississippi State
88	Carlos Pennywell C. Pennywell	WR	6'2"	180	3/18/1956	22	Grambling
9	David Posey D. Posey	K	5'11"	167	4/1/1956	22	Florida
76	Greg Schaum G. Schaum	DL	6'4"	246	1/1/1954	24	Michigan State
56	Rod Shoate R. Shoate	LB	6'1"	214	4/26/1953	25	Oklahoma
1	John Smith J. Smith	K	6'0"	186	12/30/1949	29	Southampton (G.B.)
63	Fred Sturt F. Sturt	OL	6'4"	255	1/6/1951	27	Bowling Green
30	Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	RB	6'0"	227	4/26/1955	23	Southern California
83	Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook	WR	5'10"	185	11/1/1952	26	Nebraska
62	Dwight Wheeler D. Wheeler	OL	6'3"	269	1/13/1955	23	Tennessee State
4	Jerrel Wilson J. Wilson	P	6'2"	222	10/4/1941	37	Southern Mississippi
54	Steve Zabel S. Zabel	LB	6'4"	235	3/20/1948	30	Oklahoma

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Pass Yards Leaders

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Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

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25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

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Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000