The New England Patriots’ 2023 NFL draft class and undrafted free agents are ditching their temporarily assigned numbers for their actual game numbers.
On Thursday, the Patriots announced all of the new numbers ahead of their preseason opener against the Houston Texans.
With rosters being at 90 players at this stage, a lot of these numbers could change as rosters are finalized and numbers shift. It is also important to note that there are some players currently wearing the same number as another player on the roster. That is permitted in training camp, as long as the players aren’t not on the same side of the ball.
Let’s take a look at what numbers the rookies have decided to go with for the next few weeks of training camp.
CB Christian Gonzalez
Old number: No. 50
New number: No. 19
EDGE Keion White
Old number: No. 51
New number: No. 99
LB/S Marte Mapu
Old number: No. 52
New number: No. 30
C Jake Andrews
Old number – No. 53
New number – No. 67
K Chad Ryland
Old number – No. 62
New number – No. 38
OT Sidy Sow
Old number – No. 54
New number – No. 61
G Atonio Mafi
Old number – No. 55
New number – No. 68
WR Kayshon Boutte
Old number – No. 58
New number – No. 80
P Bryce Baringer
Old number – No. 59
New number – No. 9
WR Demario Douglas
Old number – No. 60
New number – No. 81
DB Ameer Speed
Old number – No. 61
New number – No. 28
CB Isaiah Bolden
Old number – No. 63
New number – No. 7
QB/WR Malik Cunningham
Old number – No. 64
New number – No. 16
LB Jourdan Heilig
Old number – No. 66
New number – No. 37
TE Johnny Lumpkin
Old number – No. 65
New number – No. 83
DT Justus Tavai
Old number – No. 68
New number – No. 94
WR Thyrick Pitts
Old number: No. 67
New number: No. 13
