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#31 Kevin Byard

83

Safety · New England Patriots

92
Role Score
Key Starter
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
CHINE
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
33 yr
+6.9 yr vs NFL S96th percentile
Height
5'11"
−1.2" vs NFL S12th percentile
Weight
212 lb
+9.0 lb vs NFL S83rd percentile
NFL Experience
10 years
Birth Date
Aug 17, 1993
College
Middle Tennessee State
Draft
2016
Draft Pick
R2 · #64

Availability & contract

Expected Games
17/17
Total Contract
$7.0M
This Year
$9.0M
+$7.5M vs NFL S89th percentile
Per Game
$529K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
83
Roster Value+33.8 vs NFL S95th percentile
92
Role+44.7 vs NFL S95th percentile
99
Experience+57.6 vs NFL S99th percentile
81
Prime−9.1 vs NFL S8th percentile
99
Durability+32.8 vs NFL S93rd percentile
0
Continuity−33.4 vs NFL S0th percentile
69
Draft Pedigree+40.7 vs NFL S83rd percentile
79
Contract Fit+22.7 vs NFL S96th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Kevin Byard fits · Safeties

NE safeties, last season vs this season — Kevin Byard is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Secondary: Scott Booker
#31Kevin Byard839217/17990998169$9.0M33.15'11"212
#41Brenden SchoolerReserve/NFI504516/17152797960$3.0M29.36'1"206
Mike BrownPractice squad454510/1738—60960$1.2M27.56'1"222
#24Dell Pettus544517/173647100930$1.1M25.35'11"205
#4Craig Woodson614017/1753651009455$1.3M25.66'0"210
#23Jaylen Reed29307/17120418621—23.76'0"212
#27Elliott DavisonPractice squad39305/17——50910—24.86'0"190
Eric ButlerStatus not established19303/170050840—23.26'2"195
Last season · 2025Secondary: Scott Booker
Richie GrantPractice squad565510/17720619177—31.16'0"194
Brenden SchoolerReserve/NFI504516/17152797960$3.0M29.36'1"206
Dell Pettus544517/173647100930$1.1M25.35'11"205
John Saunders Jr.On waivers42455/17——50880—24.96'2"210
Craig Woodson614017/1753651009455$1.3M25.66'0"210
Jaylinn HawkinsUnknown——16/17——————29.16'1"210

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#31Kevin Byard

Roster Value83
UnknownNEOffseason roster

New England Patriots sign S Kevin Byard

Apr 2, 2026
Official

#31Kevin Byard

Roster Value83
CHINEOffseason roster

New England Patriots sign Kevin Byard

Mar 13, 2026
Official