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

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

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Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000