New England Patriots

1981 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
85	Julius Adams J. Adams	DL	6'3"	270	4/26/1948	33	Texas Southern
64	Richard Bishop R. Bishop	DL	6'1"	275	3/23/1950	31	Louisville
55	Don Blackmon D. Blackmon	LB	6'3"	235	3/14/1958	23	Tulsa
58	Pete Brock P. Brock	OL	6'5"	267	7/14/1954	27	Colorado
63	Mark Buben M. Buben	DL	6'3"	260	3/23/1957	24	Tufts
44	Don Calhoun D. Calhoun	RB	6'0"	206	4/29/1952	29	Kansas State
3	Rich Camarillo R. Camarillo	P	5'11"	202	11/29/1959	22	Washington
12	Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh	QB	6'2"	212	10/27/1956	25	Pittsburgh
65	Steven Clark S. Clark	DL	6'5"	258	10/29/1959	22	Kansas State
26	Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn	DB	6'0"	186	1/2/1955	26	Texas
33	Tony Collins T. Collins	RB	5'11"	208	5/27/1959	22	East Carolina
75	Bob Cryder B. Cryder	OL	6'4"	275	9/7/1956	25	Alabama
39	Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	RB	6'3"	226	8/15/1950	31	Southern California
87	Lin Dawson L. Dawson	TE	6'3"	240	6/24/1959	22	North Carolina State
47	Paul Dombroski P. Dombroski	DB	6'0"	185	8/8/1956	25	Linfield
23	Kevin Donnalley K. Donnalley	DB	5'11"	177	1/17/1958	23	North Dakota State
43	Vagas Ferguson V. Ferguson	RB	6'1"	204	3/6/1957	24	Notre Dame
48	Tim Fox T. Fox	DB	5'11"	186	11/1/1953	28	Ohio State
51	Bob Golic B. Golic	LB	6'2"	248	10/26/1957	24	Notre Dame
14	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	QB	6'4"	210	7/24/1953	28	Kansas State
71	Ray Hamilton R. Hamilton	DL	6'1"	244	1/20/1951	30	Oklahoma
73	John Hannah J. Hannah	OL	6'2"	265	4/4/1951	30	Alabama
7	Ken Hartley K. Hartley	P	6'2"	200	4/28/1957	24	Catawba
80	Don Hasselbeck D. Hasselbeck	TE	6'7"	245	4/1/1955	26	Colorado
59	Mike Hawkins M. Hawkins	LB	6'2"	235	11/29/1955	26	Texas A&M-Kingsville
40	Mike Haynes M. Haynes	DB	6'2"	192	7/1/1953	28	Arizona State
76	Brian Holloway B. Holloway	OL	6'7"	284	7/25/1959	22	Stanford
6	Mike Hubach M. Hubach	P	5'10"	185	1/26/1958	23	Kansas
23	Horace Ivory H. Ivory	RB	6'0"	197	8/8/1954	27	Oklahoma
29	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	WR	5'10"	175	1/6/1946	35	Jackson State
38	Roland James R. James	DB	6'2"	191	2/18/1958	23	Tennessee
32	Andy Johnson A. Johnson	RB	6'0"	204	10/18/1952	29	Georgia
74	Shelby Jordan S. Jordan	OL	6'7"	260	1/23/1952	29	Washington (MO)
52	Steve King S. King	LB	6'4"	232	6/10/1951	30	Tulsa
66	John Lee J. Lee	DL	6'2"	255	2/17/1953	28	Nebraska
22	Keith Lee K. Lee	DB	5'11"	192	12/22/1957	24	Colorado State
67	Bill Lenkaitis B. Lenkaitis	OL	6'4"	255	6/30/1946	35	Penn State
53	Bill Matthews B. Matthews	LB	6'2"	235	3/12/1956	25	South Dakota State
78	Tony McGee T. McGee	DL	6'4"	250	1/18/1949	32	Bishop
86	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	WR	5'11"	181	2/17/1955	26	Tennessee
57	Steve Nelson S. Nelson	LB	6'2"	230	4/26/1951	30	North Dakota State
17	Tom Owen T. Owen	QB	6'1"	195	9/1/1952	29	Wichita State
88	Carlos Pennywell C. Pennywell	WR	6'2"	180	3/18/1956	25	Grambling
77	Garry Puetz G. Puetz	OL	6'3"	263	3/14/1952	29	Valparaiso
25	Rick Sanford R. Sanford	DB	6'1"	192	1/9/1957	24	South Carolina
56	Rod Shoate R. Shoate	LB	6'1"	214	4/26/1953	28	Oklahoma
1	John Smith J. Smith	K	6'0"	186	12/30/1949	32	Southampton (G.B.)
30	Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	RB	6'0"	227	4/26/1955	26	Southern California
82	Kenneth Toler K. Toler	WR	6'2"	195	4/9/1959	22	Mississippi
83	Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook	WR	5'10"	185	11/1/1952	29	Nebraska
62	Dwight Wheeler D. Wheeler	OL	6'3"	269	1/13/1955	26	Tennessee State
47	Darrell Wilson D. Wilson	DB	5'11"	180	7/28/1958	23	Connecticut
54	John Zamberlin J. Zamberlin	LB	6'2"	230	2/13/1956	25	Pacific Lutheran

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Shough

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Young

627

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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268

Olave

225

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Pass TD Leaders

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Young

6

Prescott

6

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Rush TD Leaders

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Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

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Lock

125.9

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125.8

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Sack Leaders

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3.5

Watt

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Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

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186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000