Rate their jersey numbers: 2024 Patriots draftees

[VJCPatriot]

Here they are.

#1 Ja'Lynn Polk WR
#6 Javon Baker WR
#10 Drake Maye QB
#19 Joe Milton QB
#27 Marcellus Dial CB
#63 Layden Robinson OL
#70 Caeden Wallace OL
#88 Jaheim Bell TE

I'm not a fan of WRs with the single digit numbers, I would have preferred to see 8X numbers but I guess that's a new trend for the kids.

Jaheim Bell has a great number for a tight end.

Drake Maye is going to have to overcome the recent bad trend at #10 aka Mac Jones, Damiere Byrd, Josh Gordon, and Jimmy Garoppolo. JG is probably the best of the recent lot. I guess at least the bar isn't very high for him to beat them out!

Source: Patriots Announce Jersey Numbers For 2024 Draft Class

Full list of players who have worn #10 for Patriots: All Players To Wear Number 10 For Boston/New England Patriots | Pro-Football-Reference.com

 

[jmt57]

History of Patriots #10 (regular and postseason only).
The historical hit to miss ratio is not particularly encouraging for numerologists out there.

1960: QB Harvey White
9 games, 2 starts; 3 for 7, 44 yards, 0 TD.

1967: QB Don Trull
7 games, 3 starts (0-3, that '67 team was not good).
27 completions on 81 attempts (33%); 1 TD, 7 picks.

1971: WR Eric Crabtree
Was good earlier in his career, but was broken down by this point.
9 receptions for 120 yards and one TD in a half season.

1974: P Dave Chapple
37.2 yards per punt in his final NFL season.

1982: QB Tom Flick
0-for-5 as a backup to Grogan and Cavanaugh.

1987: QB Bob Bleier
Pats QB during the three '87 replacement player games.

1989: WR Glenn Antrum
Connecticut native had a literal cup of coffee in the NFL: one game.

1990: P Brian Hansen
Led the league with 90 punts that year - which is what happens when you're team is 1-15.

1993: QB Scott Secules
0-4 record as a starter with 2 TD and 9 picks. Like White, Crabtree, Chapple, Bleier and Antrum, this was his final stop in the NFL.

1999-2001: P Lee Johnson
Finally somebody that lasted for more than one season. Averaged 42.3 yards per punt with the Pats.

2004: WR Kevin Kasper
Strictly used on special teams.

2006-2008: WR Jabar Gaffney
Even though he was overshadowed by other great WRs during his time in New England, Gaffney is still the best Patriot to wear #10.
85 receptions for 1,059 yards and 8 TD in three seasons with the Pats.

2011: WR Tiquan Underwood
Best #10 hair style.

2013: WR Austin Collie
Recovered from three concussions, but not from a blown out knee in 2012.

2014-2016: QB Jimmy Garoppolo
Most handsome #10.
63-94, 690 yards, 5 TD in limited playing time for the Pats.

2018-2019: WR Josh Gordon
60 receptions for 1,007 yards, 16.8 ypc, 4 TD in 17 games with Pats.
Oh, what could have been if he and AB had not had their off-field issues.

2020: WR Damiere Byrd
2020 was his best season in the NFL, with 47 catches for 604 yards.

2021-2023: QB Mac Jones
Hey, he was an upgrade from Cam Newton.

 

[jmt57]

@Pape did some nice work on uniform numbers a while back.

Was bored... put together this list of who I felt was the best, based on jersey number... some numbers have 1 guy, others 2 or three... thoughts comments? edit : Fixed some stuff, deleted some guys where appropriate edit edit updated the list a bit

1	John Smith	Cam Newton	Tony Franklin
2	Nick Folk	Doug Flutie	Mike Patrick
3	Stephen Gostkowski	Matt Bahr	Jabril Peppers
4	Adam Vinateri	Jason Staurovsky	Jarret Stidham
5	Pat O'Neil	Shayne Graham	Greg Davis
6	Ryan Allen	Chris Hanson
7	Jake Bailey	Jacoby Brisette	Hugh Millen
8	Ja'Whaun Bentley	Josh Miller
9	Matthew Judon
10	Mac Jones	Jabar Gaffney	Jimmy Garoppolo
11	Drew Bledsoe	Julian Edelman	Tony Eason
12	Tom Brady
13	Jack Jones	R.C. Gamble	Phillip Dorsett
14	Steve Grogan	Tom Yewcic	Brandin Cooks
15	Vito "Babe" Parilli	Chris Hogan
16	Jim Plunkett	Jakobi Meyers	Matt Cassel
17	Antonio Brown
18	Matthew Slater	Randy Vataha	Donte' Stallworth
19	Brandon LaFell	Malcolm Mitchell	Brandon Tate
20	Gino Cappelletti
21	Malcolm Butler	Rickey Reynolds
22	Stevan Ridley	Ron Burton	Assante Samuel
23	Ron Hall	Patrick Chung	Kyle Dugger
24	Ty Law	Stephon Gillmore
25	Ross O'Hanley	Rick Sanford	Larry Whigham
26	Raymond Clayborn	Sony Michel	Eugene Wilson
27	J.C. Jackson	Ron Bolton	Ellis Hobbs
28	Curtis Martin	Corey Dillon	James White
29	Harold Jackson	LeGarrette Blount
30	Mosi Tatupu	Jason McCourty	Carl Garrett
31	Aqib Talib	Fred Marion	Jonathan Jones
32	Devon McCourty	Craig James	Antowain Smith
33	Kevin Faulk	Sam Gash	Tony Collins
34	Chuck Shonta	Prentis McCray	Sammy Morris
35	Jim Nance	Patrick Pass
36	Lawyer Milloy	James Sanders
37	Rodney Harrison	Maurice Hurst	Damien Harris
38	Rhamondre Stevenson	Roland James	Brandon Bolden
39	Sam Cunningham	Laurence Maroney
40	Michael Haynes	Larry Garron
41	Larry Carwell	Leroy Mitchell
42	Mack Herron	Ronnie Lippett	BenJarvus Green-Ellis
43	Nate Ebner	Vagas Ferguson	Ernest Gibson
44	John Stephens	Don Calhoun	John Outlaw
45	Otis Smith	Michael Timpson	Ray Ilg
46	James Develin	Rommie Loudd
47	Robert Edwards	Billy Johnson	Michael Hoomanawanui
48	Don Webb	Tim Fox	Tully Banta-Cain
49	Joe Cardona	Ralph Anderson
50	Mike Vrabel	Rob Ninkovich	Larry McGrew
51	Jerod Mayo
52	Johnny Rembert	Ted Johnson	Steve King
53	Tom Addison	Chris Slade	Larry Izzo
54	Tedy Bruschi	Dont'a Hightower
55	Willie McGinest	Don Blackmon	Josh Uche
56	Andre Tippet	Jon Morris	Rod Shoate
57	Steve Nelson
58	Pete Brock	Jamie Collins	Marty Moore
59	Vincent Brown	Mike Hawkins	Todd Collins
60	Len St. Jean	David Andrews	Garin Veris
61	Sam Adams	Marcus Cannon	Stephen Neal
62	Joe Thuney	Ryan Wendell	Dwight Wheeler
63	Dan Connolly	Joe Andruzzi
64	Richard Bishop	Dave Wohlbaugh
65	Houston Antwine	Damien Woody
66	Ed Weisacosky	Paul Fairchild	Lonnie Paxton
67	Dan Koppen	Bill Lenkaitis	Steve Moore
68	Max Lane	Tom Ashworth	Mike Baab
69	Shaq Mason	Cole Strange
70	Leon Gray	Logan Mankins
71	Ray "Sugar Bear"Hamilton	Todd Rucci	Russ Hochstein
72	Matt Light	Larry Eisenhauer	Mel Lunsford
73	John Hannah
74	Shelby Jordan	Kyle Love	Chris Sullivan
75	Vince Wilfork
76	Charley Long	Sebastian Vollmer	Brian Holloway
77	Tom Neville	Nate Solder
78	Bruce Armstrong	Tony McGee
79	Jim Lee Hunt
80	Troy Brown	Irving Fryar	Danny Amendola
81	Randy Moss	Jim Colclough	Russ Francis
82	Ben Watson	Vincent Brisby	Daniel Graham
83	Wes Welker
84	Deion Branch	Art Graham	Darryl Stingley
85	Julius Adams	Nick Buoniconti
86	Stanley Morgan	David Patten	Bob Windsor
87	Rob Gronkowski	Ben Coates	David Givens
88	Terry Glenn	Martellus Bennett	Ron Berger
89	Bob Dee
90	Toby Williams	Chad Eaton
91	Bobby Hamilton	Deatrich Wise Jr.
92	Ray Agnew	Ted Washington
93	Richard Seymour	Lawrence Guy
94	Ty Warren	Chris Jones
95	Chandler Jones	Rosevelt Colvin	Roman Phifer
96	Brent Williams	Mike Jones
97	Jarvis Green	Alan Branch
98	Trey Flowers	Dennis Owens	Anthony Pleasant
99	Mike Wright	Dave Howard

 

[jmt57]

Here's uniform numbers for veterans that were previously announced on April 9.

No. 0: CB Christian Gonzalez
No. 2: WR K.J. Osborn
No. 3: WR DeMario Douglas
No. 14: QB Jacoby Brissett
No. 16: LB Sione Takitaki
No. 21: RB Antonio Gibson
No. 32: S Jaylinn Hawkins
No. 51: Nick Leverett
No. 74: OL Michael Jordan
No. 77: OT Chukwuma Okorafor
No. 81: TE Austin Hooper
No. 86: WR Kawaan Baker
No. 94: DT Armon Watts

 

[jmt57]

#1 ---- WR Ja'Lynn Polk
Last --- WR DeVante Parker
Best --- K John Smith
Worst - WR N'Keal Harry

#6 ---- WR Javon Baker
Last --- CB Christian Gonzalez
Best --- P Ryan Allen
Worst - QB Rohan Davey

#10 --- QB Drake Maye
Last --- QB Mac Jones
Best --- WR Jabar Gaffney
Worst - QB Scott Secules

#19 --- QB Joe Milton
Last --- QB Matt Corral
Best --- WR Brandon LaFell
Worst - WR Brandon Tate

#27 --- DB Marcellus Dial
Last --- DB Myles Bryant
Best --- CB Ellis Hobbs
Worst - DB Tavon Wilson

#63 --- G Layden Robinson
Last --- OT Yasir Durant
Best --- OL Dan Connolly
Worst - G Tre' Jackson

#70 --- OT Caedan Wallace
Last --- DE Jeremiah Pharms
Best --- G Logan Mankins
Worst - OL Adrian Klemm

#88 --- TE Jaheim Bell
Last --- TE Mike Gesicki
Best --- WR Terry Glenn
Worst - WR Carlos Pennywell

 

[varjao]

The NFL really messed up with these numbers, the previous pattern was much better.

 

[sturmrider]

@Pape did some nice work on uniform numbers a while back.

An interesting exercise would be to make a 53 man roster using uniform numbers and only able to pick one of the players with that number. I mean 12 would be easy Brady as well as 73 for John Hannah and 75 for Vince Wilkfork, but for me a tough choice would be 81 do I take Moss which I know a lot of people would say is the obvious choice, but Russ Francis as my second tight end would be hard to say no to.

Just a thought might be fun to put together.

 

[Triumph]

How do you pass on 88 if you're a WR?

I still say 10 is jinxed.

I watched a video of Maye and he does remind you of Gronk. Goofball Gronk the TE worked, catch the ball and do your spike and theatrics. Gronk the QB is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Joey007]

The NFL really messed up with these numbers, the previous pattern was much better.

Kinda with you there. I don’t mind receivers, DB’s wearing single digit numbers.

But I can’t stand how dumb it looks to see a LB wear a number below 40-50. Or a large RB like Mark Ingram wearing 14. Just look ridiculous

 

[borisman]

An interesting exercise would be to make a 53 man roster using uniform numbers and only able to pick one of the players with that number. I mean 12 would be easy Brady as well as 73 for John Hannah and 75 for Vince Wilkfork, but for me a tough choice would be 81 do I take Moss which I know a lot of people would say is the obvious choice, but Russ Francis as my second tight end would be hard to say no to.

Just a thought might be fun to put together.

 

[sturmrider]

No Contest he wins that number and position running away.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Back in the day, if a rookie was wearing numbers in the teens or a LB wearing a number in the 40’s, it was a sign they were getting cut. Why do players want numbers looking like they are a JAG? I blame LeBron.

 

[IcyPatriot]

#27 Marcellus Dial .... very tight.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

And heres what ill be wearing on gamedays: