Madden 19: New England Patriots Player Ratings, Roster, Depth Chart & Playbooks

Published: Sep 06, 2018, 9:28 Updated: Sep 28, 2020, 11:50

The New England Patriots are one of the most successful franchises in NFL history, and the dominant force of football in the 21st century. They have won five Super Bowls since Tom Brady took over the reins in 2001, and have won the AFC a further three times.

They have crushed their divisional opponents for years, claiming every AFC East title since 2008, but with the Pittsburgh Steelers and an ascendant Jacksonville Jaguars it will be hard work to keep the Patriots atop the mountain. Here is everything you need to know about bringing a sixth title to Foxborough.

Team Rating
Tom Brady, Quarterback (OVR 99)
Rob Gronkowski, Tight End (OVR 99)
Devin McCourty, Free Safety (OVR 92)
Stephon Gilmore, Cornerback (OVR 87)
Depth Chart & Full Roster
Playbook - Offense
Playbook - Defense

*All stats correct at time of writing

Team Rating

The Patriots have a healthy 85 OVR rating, making them the second-best team behind the Philadelphia Eagles. Their offense is an excellent 89 thanks to their great quarterback and tight end, but that isn't their only strength. The defense scores a very good 87. With such good balance they are an immediate Super Bowl contender and a strong team to play online.

Tom Brady, Quarterback (OVR 99)

Age: 41

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 2 years/$21.9m

2018 Cap Hit: $10.3m

Best Stats: Throw Power (96), Short Accuracy (99), Medium Accuracy (97), Deep Accuracy (86), Play Action (99), Throw Under Pressure (96)

Tom Brady is the quintessential pocket passer. A surgeon with the ball, he's been a deadly passer for years now. A five-time Super Bowl winner and three-time league MVP, Brady is arguably the greatest to ever play the sport and at 41 he is still going strong. Brady may retire early in your Franchise Mode run, but while you have him you can carve up any defense.

Rob Gronkowski, Tight End (OVR 99)

Age: 29

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 2 years/$23.52m

2018 Cap Hit: $8.62m

Best Stats: Speed (83), Acceleration (88), Catching (96), Catching In Traffic (97), Run Block (83)

Rob Gronkowski has been a mismatch ever since he came into the NFL. Too big for safeties to handle, to fast for linebackers, too strong for everyone, he has crushed defenses since day one. A second-round pick in 2010, Gronkowski has scored 77 regular season touchdowns despite a lot of injuries and time missed.

Devin McCourty, Free Safety (OVR 92)

Age: 31

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 2 years/$20.55m

2018 Cap Hit: $8.65m

Best Stats: Speed (90), Acceleration (90), Play Recognition (92), Awareness (92), Zone Coverage (87)

A first-round pick in 2010, Devin McCourty started his career with the Patriots as a cornerback, and while he picked off seven passes as a rookie he didn't quite settle into the position. Not to give up on the player, the Patriots moved him to free safety, where McCourty has excelled. His ability to read the game and his athleticism to cover ground has made him a menace to opposing offenses on every snap.

Stephon Gilmore, Cornerback (OVR 87)

Age: 27

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 4 years/$44.7m

2018 Cap Hit: $10.5m

Best Stats: Speed (91), Acceleration (94), Man Coverage (88), Zone Coverage (87), Press (87)

Stephon Gilmore was a first-round pick for the Buffalo Bills in 2012 and really excelled early on, however the Bills were unwilling to pay him so he hit free agency in 2017, where New England signed him. In his first year with the Patriots Gilmore had an immediate impact, picking off two passes and playing extremely well as the Patriots made another run to the Super Bowl. Gilmore had a vital pass break up to seal their AFC Championship Game win.

Depth Chart & Full Roster

QB	OVR	Speed	Throw Power	Short Accuracy	Medium Accuracy	Deep Accuracy	Throw Under Pressure	Play Action
Tom Brady	99	61	96	99	97	86	96	99
Brian Hoyer	69	68	87	83	77	73	77	83
Danny Etling	62	80	92	78	72	73	66	74

HB	OVR	Speed	Agility	Elusiveness	Carrying	Juke Move	Catching
James White	83	89	90	83	85	87	76
Rex Burkhead	78	84	88	77	88	84	73
Mike Gillislee	77	88	89	71	88	82	63
Sony Michel	77	90	93	81	85	88	68
Jeremy Hill	76	88	84	75	85	83	66
Brandon Bolden	68	87	86	59	85	75	60

FB	OVR	Speed	Strength	Carrying	Pass Block	Run Block	Lead Block	Impact Block
James Devlin	76	70	87	76	68	71	96	73

WR	OVR	Speed	Agility	Catching	Short Route	Medium Route	Deep Route	Catching In Traffic	Spectacular Catch	Release	Jumping
Julian Edelman	88	85	91	90	95	92	81	89	88	87	84
Chris Hogan	83	88	89	92	85	87	85	86	84	78	89
Jordan Matthews	77	90	87	83	81	79	77	82	85	75	88
Cordarrelle Patterson	76	91	97	84	76	74	77	77	85	72	93
Malcolm Mitchell	75	90	87	87	76	78	75	80	83	73	91
Phillip Dorsett	75	95	96	84	75	70	75	82	84	62	89
Kenny Britt	73	85	84	83	76	74	72	82	84	78	91
Braxton Berrios	70	91	91	78	81	77	71	77	73	67	86
Matthew Slater	68	86	86	75	73	70	65	76	74	68	84

TE	OVR	Speed	Agility	Catching	Short Route	Medium Route	Deep Route	Run Block
Rob Gronkowski	99	83	85	96	88	86	78	83
Dwayne Allen	82	75	73	84	69	64	59	82
Will Tye	77	87	83	86	76	72	67	53
Jacob Hollister	72	84	80	78	58	53	48	69
Troy Niklas	72	77	79	78	68	62	58	53
Ryan Izzo	68	74	77	74	61	57	51	70
Joe Cardona	39	75	72	57	35	30	25	45

OL	OVR	Speed	Strength	Pass Block	Run Block	Lead Block	Impact Block
David Andrews	83	68	86	82	86	82	84
Shaq Mason	83	73	87	77	87	86	88
Marcus Cannon	82	61	92	77	88	78	83
Trent Brown	82	63	91	85	73	74	79
Joe Thuney	79	74	86	82	79	82	81
Isaiah Wynn	77	70	87	83	80	83	82
Ted Karras	70	61	86	71	76	84	80
LaAdrian Waddle	70	57	87	72	75	79	81
Jason King	69	62	94	71	74	83	82
Matt Tobin	67	74	79	71	75	80	80

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DE	OVR	Speed	Agility	Strength	Block Shedding	Finesse Moves	Power Moves
Trey Flowers	86	77	69	87	84	66	88
Adrian Clayborn	84	77	74	84	68	71	88
Deatrich Wise Jr	74	75	71	72	68	64	76
Geneo Grissom	68	79	75	53	73	64	75

DT	OVR	Speed	Strength	Power Moves	Finesse Moves	Block Shedding	Impact Block
Danny Shelton	85	51	95	75	51	86	89
Malcom Brown	82	71	85	78	62	88	87
Lawrence guy	78	71	84	75	66	80	81
Adam Butler	73	65	86	77	68	68	84
Vincent Valentine	70	66	79	82	68	80	83

OLB	OVR	Speed	Agility	Tackle	Hit Power	Play Recognition	Pursuit	Man Coverage	Zone Coverage
Dont'a Hightower	84	83	76	94	90	88	82	52	64
Kyle Van Noy	76	82	83	85	69	79	79	63	72
Marquis Flowers	74	86	83	71	69	73	78	69	79
Dere Rivers	72	85	78	76	83	59	77	60	66
Harvey Langi	68	84	79	79	84	47	78	66	68
Eric Lee	68	81	71	76	75	63	78	60	67

MLB	OVR	Speed	Agility	Tackle	Hit Power	Play Recognition	Pursuit	Man Coverage	Zone Coverage
Elandon Roberts	73	85	73	86	89	78	80	51	61
Ja'Whaun Bentley	69	81	78	82	83	58	81	52	58
Christian Sam	65	81	81	78	79	52	81	58	62
Nicholas Grigsby	64	87	81	78	75	56	78	50	63

CB	OVR	Speed	Acceleration	Agility	Man Coverage	Zone Coverage	Press
Stephon Gilmore	87	91	94	89	88	87	87
Jason McCourty	87	92	94	88	87	85	83
Jonathan Jones	76	95	95	85	76	77	72
Eric Rowe	74	91	91	90	75	69	81
Duke Dawson Jr	72	90	90	89	79	74	78
Cyrus Jones	71	90	91	91	78	73	74
Keion Crossen	69	95	92	92	75	71	72

FS	OVR	Speed	Acceleration	Agility	Play Recognition	Man Coverage	Zone Coverage
Devin McCourty	92	90	90	91	92	85	87
Duron Harmon	79	88	89	84	82	79	84
Brandon King	65	89	91	81	61	64	68

SS	OVR	Speed	Acceleration	Tackle	Play Recognition	Man Coverage	Zone Coverage
Patrick Chung	83	85	91	72	85	79	87
Nate Ebner	69	86	89	74	85	55	60
Jordan Richards	67	86	90	72	64	55	66

K	OVR	Kick Power	Kick Accuracy
Stephen Gostkowski	83	96	88

P	OVR	Kick Power	Kick Accuracy
Ryan Allen	80	91	85
Corey Bojorquez	73	94	78

The Patriots roster revolves completely around Tom Brady. Having a 99 OVR quarterback that can slice and dice a defense is always a huge advantage for any team. Brady's supporting cast doesn't look great, but it works to his strengths. Julian Edelman (95 short route running, 90 catching) and James White (89 speed, 76 catching) are very nice pieces for an underneath passing game, while Rob Gronkowski (96 catching, 94 release) is simply a dominant force in the middle of the field. The offensive line is solid if unspectacular, but Isaiah Wynn (83 pass block, 80 run block) is a future star for Franchise Mode.

Defensively the Patriots are well-rounded, but feature more size than speed. Up front their best players are Dont'a Hightower (94 tackle, 88 play recognition) and Trey Flowers (88 power moves, 84 block shedding), but there are a lot of acceptable but unspectacular players in the front seven. The secondary is very good, with Devin McCourty (92 play recognition, 87 zone coverage) and Patrick Chung (85 play recognition, 87 zone coverage) roaming at the safety spots and Stephon Gilmore (88 man coverage, 87 zone coverage) at corner. In Franchise Mode you'll want to add speed, but they are a unit that is ready to go in online and exhibition play.

Playbook - Offense

I Form - Pro

I Form - Slot

I Form - Tight

I Form - Y Off

Strong I - Pro

Weak I - Close

Singleback - Ace

Singleback - Ace Close

Singleback - Ace Pair

Singleback - Ace Slot

Singleback - Bunch Ace

Singleback - Dice Slot

Singleback - Tight Slots

Singleback - Wing Pair

Singleback - Wing Slot

Singleback - Wing Tight

Singleback - Y Trips

Shotgun - Ace Slot Offset

Shotgun - Bunch

Shotgun - Doubles

Shotgun - Doubles Flex Wk Pats

Shotgun - Doubles Y-Flex

Shotgun - Empty Ace Patriot

Shotgun - Empty Base Flex

Shotgun - Normal Wing Pats

Shotgun - Snug Flip

Shotgun - Split Close Pats

Shotgun - Spread Y-Slot

Shotgun - Trips TE

Shotgun - Trips TE Flex

Shotgun - Trips Y Iso

Shotgun - Trips Y-Flex

Shotgun - U Trips Wk

Shotgun - Wing Flex Offset Wk

The Patriots playbook is shotgun heavy, making it one of the best passing playbooks in the game. There are tonnes of special and unique plays in here and formations like Doubles Flex Wk Pats and Trips Y Iso that make use of their personnel. There are solid under center options that also play on Brady’s terrific play action ability to set defenses up and then strike over the top.

Playbook - Defense

3-4 Odd

3-4 Solid

3-4 Under

4-3 Over

4-3 Under

Nickel Normal

Nickel 2-4-5

Nickel 2-4-5 Double A Gap

Nickel 3-3-5 Odd

Nickel 3-3-5 Wide

Big Nickel Over G

Dime 2-3-6 Sam

Dime 1-4-6

Quarter Normal

Quarter 1-3-7

Quarter 3 Deep

Goal Line Defense 5-3-3

Goal Line Defense 5-4-2

The Patriots defensive playbook is complex and deep. You need to be on top of your depth charts and in-game substitutions to make sure you can flow between a 3-4 and 4-3 front easily as well as all the different nickel formations. Unsurprisingly for a Bill Belichick playbook this will take some time to learn and requires a veteran player to truly maximize all the different looks you can have here. As with every playbook, the Big Nickel Over G will be a very good package this year for most situations, but the ability to mix up looks with the Patriots really does help cover for some of their personnel shortcomings.

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