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1986 New England Patriots

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 412 points (25.8/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 10th.
 Differential of 105 points (6.6/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 2nd.

Coached by Raymond Berry (11-5-0)

1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Tony Eason 27 3 14 276 for 448, 3,328 yards, 19 td, 10 int, & 35 rushes for 170 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983

RB Tony Collins 27 5 15 156 rushes for 412 yards, 3 td, & 77 catches for 684 yards and 5 td

New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981

FB Craig James 25 2 12 154 rushes for 427 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 129 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983

FB Mosi Tatupu* 31 8 5 71 rushes for 172 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 145 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978

WR Irving Fryar 24 2 13 43 catches for 737 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 80 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984

WR Stanley Morgan* 31 9 16 84 catches for 1,491 yards, 10 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977

TE Greg Hawthorne 30 7 10 24 catches for 192 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979

TE Greg Baty 22 Rook 7 37 catches for 331 yards, 2 td

New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986

LT Brian Holloway 27 5 15 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981

LG Paul Fairchild 25 2 15

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984

C Pete Brock 32 10 16 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976

RG Ron Wooten 27 4 16 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981

RT Steve Moore 26 3 11

New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1983

RT Darryl Haley 25 4 6

New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982

 Defensive Starters
LDE Brent Williams 22 Rook 16 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986

NT Toby Williams 27 3 16 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983

RDE Garin Veris 23 1 15 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985

LOLB Andre Tippett* 27 4 11 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982

LILB Steve Nelson 35 12 10 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974

RILB Larry McGrew 29 6 14 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980

RILB Johnny Rembert 25 3 10 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983

ROLB Don Blackmon 28 5 15 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981

LCB Ronnie Lippett 26 3 15 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983

RCB Raymond Clayborn* 31 9 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977

SS Roland James 28 6 15 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980

FS Fred Marion 27 4 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982

 Special Teams Starters
K Tony Franklin* 30 7 0 32 of 41 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979

P Rich Camarillo 27 5 0 89 punts for a 42.1 average, 3 blocked
PR Irving Fryar 24 2 13 35 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 1 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984

KR Stephen Starring 25 3 2 36 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bill Bain 34 T-G 3 0 279 6-4 Colorado,USC 8/9/1952 11

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975

Greg Baty 22 TE 16 7 241 6-5 Stanford 8/28/1964 Rook

New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986

Mel Black 24 LB 3 0 228 6-2 Eastern Illinois 2/2/1962 Rook
Don Blackmon 28 LB 15 15 235 6-3 Tulsa 3/14/1958 5

New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981

Jim Bowman 23 DB 16 1 210 6-2 Central Michigan 10/26/1963 1

New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1985

Pete Brock 32 C-T-G 16 16 267 6-5 Colorado 7/14/1954 10

New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976

Rich Camarillo 27 P 16 0 202 5-11 Washington 11/29/1959 5
Raymond Clayborn* 31 DB 16 16 186 6-0 Texas 1/2/1955 9

New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977

Tony Collins 27 RB 16 15 208 5-11 East Carolina 5/27/1959 5

New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981

Steve Doig 26 LB 5 0 240 6-2 New Hampshire 3/28/1960 4

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1982

Reggie Dupard 23 RB 6 0 206 5-11 SMU 10/30/1963 Rook

New England Patriots / 1st / 26th pick / 1986

Tony Eason 27 QB 15 14 212 6-4 Illinois 10/8/1959 3

New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983

Paul Fairchild 25 G-C 15 15 270 6-4 Kansas 9/14/1961 2

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1984

Tony Franklin* 30 K 16 0 182 5-8 Texas A&M 11/18/1956 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979

Irving Fryar 24 WR 14 13 200 6-0 Nebraska 9/28/1962 2

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984

Ernest Gibson 25 DB 15 1 189 5-10 Furman 10/3/1961 2

New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984

Vencie Glenn 22 DB 4 0 205 6-0 Indiana State 10/26/1964 Rook

New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986

Steve Grogan 33 QB 4 2 210 6-4 Kansas State 7/24/1953 11

New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975

Darryl Haley 25 T-G 16 6 269 6-4 Utah 2/16/1961 4

New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982

Greg Hawthorne 30 RB-TE-WR 14 10 228 6-2 Baylor 9/5/1956 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979

Milford Hodge 25 DE-NT 6 0 278 6-3 Washington State 3/11/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 8th / 224th pick / 1985

Brian Holloway 27 T-G 15 15 284 6-7 Stanford 7/25/1959 5

New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981

Craig James 25 RB 13 12 215 6-0 SMU 1/2/1961 2

New England Patriots / 7th / 187th pick / 1983

Roland James 28 DB 15 15 191 6-2 Tennessee 2/18/1958 6

New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980

Cedric Jones 26 WR 16 0 184 6-1 Duke 6/1/1960 4

New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982

Ronnie Lippett 26 DB 15 15 180 5-11 Miami (FL) 12/10/1960 3

New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983

Fred Marion 27 DB 16 16 192 6-2 Miami (FL) 1/2/1959 4

New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982

Trevor Matich 25 C-G-T 11 1 277 6-4 BYU 10/9/1961 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985

Larry McGrew 29 LB 14 14 233 6-5 USC 7/23/1957 6

New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980

Rod McSwain 24 DB 9 0 198 6-1 Clemson 1/28/1962 2

Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1984

Steve Moore 26 T 11 11 293 6-4 Tennessee State 10/1/1960 3

New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1983

Stanley Morgan* 31 WR 16 16 181 5-11 Tennessee 2/17/1955 9

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977

Guy Morriss 35 C 16 0 255 6-4 TCU 5/13/1951 13

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973

Steve Nelson 35 LB 10 10 230 6-2 Augsburg,North Dakota State 4/26/1951 12

New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974

Dennis Owens 26 NT 16 1 257 6-1 North Carolina State 2/24/1960 4
Gene Profit 22 DB 4 0 168 5-10 Yale 11/11/1964 Rook
Tom Ramsey 25 QB 5 0 189 6-1 UCLA 7/9/1961 Rook

New England Patriots / 10th / 267th pick / 1983

Johnny Rembert 25 LB 16 10 234 6-3 Clemson 1/19/1961 3

New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983

Ed Reynolds 25 LB 16 3 238 6-5 Virginia 9/23/1961 3
Mike Ruth 22 NT 6 0 266 6-2 Boston College 6/25/1964 Rook

New England Patriots / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1986

Willie Scott 27 TE 14 0 245 6-4 South Carolina 2/13/1959 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981

Kenneth Sims 27 DE 3 0 272 6-5 Texas 10/31/1959 4

New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982

Stephen Starring 25 WR 14 2 172 5-10 McNeese State 7/30/1961 3

New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983

Mosi Tatupu* 31 RB 16 5 227 6-0 USC 4/26/1955 8

New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978

Ben Thomas 25 DE-NT 4 1 280 6-4 Auburn 7/2/1961 1

New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1985

Andre Tippett* 27 LB 11 11 240 6-3 Iowa 12/27/1959 4

New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982

Garin Veris 23 DE 16 15 255 6-4 Stanford 2/27/1963 1

New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 1985

Robert Weathers 26 RB 5 0 220 6-2 Arizona State 9/13/1960 4

New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 1982

Clayton Weishuhn 27 LB 4 0 220 6-2 Angelo State (TX) 10/9/1959 4

New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982

Brent Williams 22 DE 16 16 283 6-4 Toledo 10/23/1964 Rook

New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1986

Derwin Williams 25 WR 16 0 180 6-0 New Mexico 5/6/1961 1

New England Patriots / 7th / 192nd pick / 1984

Ed Williams 25 LB 8 0 244 6-4 Texas 9/8/1961 2

New England Patriots / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1984

Toby Williams 27 NT-DE-DT 16 16 264 6-3 Nebraska 11/19/1959 3

New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983

Ron Wooten 27 G 16 16 274 6-4 North Carolina 6/28/1959 4

New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981

Team Total 26.6 16 229.4 6-2.1 3.9