2006 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Belichick (12-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2006 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Belichick (12-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2006 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 2006 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
New England piled up points with 385 points, while the solid defense conceded 237. Tom Brady led the charge, throwing for 3,529 yards. Reche Caldwell caught 61 passes for 760 yards. Ben Watson was targeted regularly, too.
Corey Dillon rushed for a team-best 812 yards for the Patriots, while Laurence Maroney additionally buoyed the ground attack.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 35 turnovers. Asante Samuel intercepted 10 errant tosses from the opposition. Rosevelt Colvin sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.
Bill Belichick coached the team. The 2006 New England Patriots lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Eric Alexander | LB | February 8, 1982 | 6'3" | 230 | LSU | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Willie Andrews | DB | November 2, 1983 | 5'9" | 182 | Baylor | Longview, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | Rashad Baker | DB | February 22, 1982 | 5'10" | 198 | Tennessee | Camden, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 95 | Tully Banta-Cain | ROLB | August 28, 1980 | 6'2" | 254 | California | Mountain View, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Tom Brady | QB | August 3, 1977 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan | San Mateo, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Wesley Britt | T | November 21, 1981 | 6'8" | 314 | Alabama | Cullman, AL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | WR | July 2, 1971 | 5'10" | 196 | Marshall | Barnwell, SC USA | 16 | 9 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | LILB | June 9, 1973 | 6'1" | 247 | Arizona | San Francisco, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 87 | Reche Caldwell | WR | March 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 215 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 16 | Matt Cassel | QB | May 17, 1982 | 6'5" | 230 | USC | Northridge, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Bam Childress | WR | March 31, 1982 | 5'10" | 185 | Ohio St. | Warrensville Heights, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Rosevelt Colvin | LOLB | September 5, 1977 | 6'3" | 250 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | Don Davis | LB | December 17, 1972 | 6'1" | 235 | Kansas | Olathe, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Corey Dillon | RB | October 24, 1974 | 6'1" | 225 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 44 | Heath Evans | FB | December 30, 1978 | 6'0" | 245 | Auburn | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | PR | June 5, 1976 | 5'8" | 202 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 85 | Doug Gabriel | WR | August 27, 1980 | 6'2" | 215 | Central Florida | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 10 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | December 1, 1980 | 6'1" | 205 | Florida | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 21 | Randall Gay | DB | May 5, 1982 | 5'11" | 186 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Stephen Gostkowski | K | January 28, 1984 | 6'2" | 200 | Memphis | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Daniel Graham | TE | November 16, 1978 | 6'3" | 257 | Colorado | Torrance, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 97 | Jarvis Green | DE | January 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 290 | LSU | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 37 | Rodney Harrison | SS | December 15, 1972 | 6'1" | 220 | West. Illinois | Markham, IL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 25 | Artrell Hawkins | FS | November 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Cincinnati | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 91 | Marquise Hill | DE | August 7, 1982 | 6'6" | 297 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Ellis Hobbs | RCB | May 16, 1983 | 5'9" | 188 | Iowa St. | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 15 | 9 |
| 71 | Russ Hochstein | C-G | October 7, 1977 | 6'4" | 305 | Nebraska | Hartington, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Chidi Iwuoma | DB | February 19, 1978 | 5'8" | 184 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Larry Izzo | LB | September 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 228 | Rice | Fort Belvoir, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Chad Jackson | WR | March 6, 1985 | 6'1" | 205 | Florida | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 77 | Nick Kaczur | RT | July 28, 1979 | 6'4" | 319 | Toledo | Brantford, ON Canada | 11 | 9 |
| 19 | Kelvin Kight | WR | July 2, 1982 | 6'0" | 209 | Florida | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Dan Koppen | C | September 12, 1979 | 6'2" | 296 | Boston Col. | Dubuque, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Matt Light | LT | June 23, 1978 | 6'4" | 305 | Purdue | Greenville, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Logan Mankins | LG | March 10, 1982 | 6'4" | 307 | Fresno St. | Catheys Valley, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Laurence Maroney | KR | February 5, 1985 | 5'11" | 210 | Minnesota | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Corey Mays | LB | November 27, 1983 | 6'1" | 245 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | Ray Mickens | DB | January 4, 1973 | 5'8" | 180 | Texas A&M | Frankfurt, Germany | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Josh Miller | P | July 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 225 | Arizona | Queens, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 64 | Gene Mruczkowski | G | June 6, 1980 | 6'2" | 305 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Steve Neal | RG | October 9, 1976 | 6'4" | 305 | Cal State-Bakersfield | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 68 | Ryan O'Callaghan | RT | July 19, 1983 | 6'6" | 345 | California | Susanville, CA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 35 | Patrick Pass | FB | December 31, 1977 | 5'10" | 217 | Georgia | Scottsdale, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Lonie Paxton | C | March 13, 1978 | 6'2" | 260 | Sacramento St. | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Hank Poteat | DB | August 30, 1977 | 5'9" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Asante Samuel | LCB | January 6, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Central Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 36 | James Sanders | SS | November 11, 1983 | 5'10" | 207 | Fresno St. | Porterville, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 18 | Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 211 | West Virginia | Setauket, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Chad Scott | LCB | September 6, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Towson St. | Capitol Heights, MD USA | 14 | 9 |
| 29 | Guss Scott | DB | May 21, 1982 | 5'10" | 205 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Junior Seau | LILB | January 19, 1969 | 6'3" | 250 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 93 | Richard Seymour | RDE | October 6, 1979 | 6'6" | 310 | Georgia | Gadsden, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Jonathan Smith | WR | November 28, 1981 | 5'10" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Argyle, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | LeKevin Smith | DT | July 21, 1982 | 6'1" | 310 | Nebraska | Macon, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Antwain Spann | DB | February 22, 1983 | 6'0" | 190 | La-Lafayette | Oceanside, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | November 13, 1963 | 6'5" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Brooklyn, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | David Thomas | TE | July 5, 1983 | 6'3" | 240 | Texas | Plainview, TX USA | 15 | 3 |
| 50 | Mike Vrabel | RILB | August 14, 1975 | 6'4" | 261 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Ken Walter | P | August 15, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 94 | Ty Warren | LDE | February 6, 1981 | 6'5" | 300 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Ben Watson | TE | December 18, 1980 | 6'3" | 255 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 75 | Vince Wilfork | NT | November 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 325 | Miami (FL) | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 26 | Eugene Wilson | DB | August 17, 1980 | 5'10" | 195 | Illinois | Maywood, IL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 58 | Pierre Woods | LB | January 6, 1982 | 6'5" | 249 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 99 | Mike Wright | DT | March 1, 1982 | 6'4" | 295 | Ashland | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 74 | Billy Yates | G | April 15, 1980 | 6'2" | 305 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 4 | 3 |
