Seventeen tryout players were on hand for rookie minicamp at Gillette Stadium. At least a pair will be circling back.

The New England Patriots officially signed outside linebacker Xavier Holmes and safety Peter Manuma on Monday, as first shared by Exclusive Sports Group and the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed.

Both free agents went unselected in the 2026 NFL draft.

Holmes, a 6-foot-2, 252-pound edge rusher, appeared in 25 games at Maine before transferring to James Madison for his fifth year of eligibility. Across 14 contests in the Sun Belt, the redshirt senior notched 30 tackles and six sacks to go...

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar gives us five takeaways from Day 2 of rookie minicamp, a 90-minute practice session in rainy conditions on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. 1. Top draft pick Caleb Lomu reps at left tackle.
• Evan Lazar analyzes each of the Patriots undrafted rookie free agent signings.
• Mike Dussault breaks down the full list of Patriots opponents for 2026. Full schedule comes out May 14.
• Roster Moves: Patriots signed CB Karon Prunty, T Dametrious Crownover, LB Namdi Obiazor, QB Behren Morton and RB Jam Miller; Plus TE Eli Raridon and LB Quintayvious Hutchins....

The New England Patriots wrapped up rookie minicamp on Sunday, and their nine draftees and 12 undrafted free agents will now join the veterans on the roster.

Before fully introducing themselves to the rest of the team, five rookies who officially signed their contracts prior to Saturday’s rainy practice shared their names and fun facts with the media.

Cornerback Karon Prunty led off. The Patriots’ fifth-round pick shared that he is the youngest child in his family with five older sisters. That expectedly created a hectic environment at times.

“Definitely got to get to the bathroom first,” Prunty said.

Two...

The New England Patriots held their 2026 rookie minicamp at Gillette Stadium this weekend. Besides hosting their nine draft picks, they also welcomed a 17-man group of tryout players and their initial class of undrafted free agents: a total of 12 now-former UDFAs were part of the mix, with their signings announced leading up to the event.

Those deals include running back Myles Montgomery, wide receivers Jimmy Kibble, Nick DeGennaro, Kyle Dixon and Cameron Dorner, tight end Tanner Arkin, offensive linemen JonDarius Morgan and Jacob Rizy, defensive tackle David Blay Jr., linebacker Khalil Jacobs, as well as defensive backs Channing...

The New England Patriots rookie class made the trip to Foxboro this week for their first time as official members of the team — which concludes on Sunday after three days of on-field rookie minicamp work.

That has been the primary focus here on Pats Pulpit the past few days. For anything that fell through the cracks, let’s clean out the notebook. Welcome to this week’s edition of our Sunday Patriots Notes.

Flying to Foxboro

Caleb Lomu boarded a red-eye flight in Arizona on Wednesday night for his first ever trip to New England — a journey that quickly...

While all eyes are on first-round offensive tackle Caleb Lomu and the rest of their draft class, the New England Patriots are also hosting several free agents at their current rookie minicamp at Gillette Stadium. A total of 17 players are present vying for one of what is currently two open spots on the roster.

Some of the participants have previously been reported and therefore listed on our Patriots UDFA tracker. Others, meanwhile, are new additions to the list.

Let’s meet both groups.

Previously unreported participants

WR Cade Harris (Air Force): Standing at 5-foot-7, 182 pounds, Harris moved between...

The New England Patriots’ rookie class, including nine draftees along with UDFAs plus tryout players, took the rainy practice fields behind Gillette Stadium for the second day of rookie minicamp on Saturday.

As usual, the focus is on teaching as the rookies continue to learn the playbook and adjust to a NFL-style practice. While the hour-long session was light with no contact or pads allowed, here’s what went down throughout the day.

Attendance

Non-participants: OLB Gabe Jacas, TE Eli Raridon

Injured: OLB Quintayvious Hutchins

New England’s Day 2 picks were not taking part of the work on Saturday. While...

The New England Patriots announced signing five of their nine draft picks to their respective rookie contracts on Friday. Apparently, however, those were not the only selections signed by the club that day.

According to a report by salary cap expert Miguel Benzan, two more Patriots draft picks also put pen to paper on Friday: tight end Eli Raridon and edge linebacker Quintayvious Hutchins.

Raridon, 22, was selected with the 95th overall pick in the third round of last month’s draft. Spending his four-year college career at Notre Dame, he saw action in 40 games with 18 starts — 12...

The New England Patriots opened their 2026 rookie minicamp on Friday, and part of the procedure was making this year’s undrafted free agent signings official. A total of 12 such players were added to the roster, and they promptly received their initial jersey numbers as well.

In numerical order, here is the full list of digits for the Patriots’ undrafted free agent signings at the start of rookie minicamp:

19w: WR Jimmy Kibble

23w: WR Nick DeGennaro

29b: CB Channing Canada

36b: DB Kenneth Harris

39w: RB Myles Montgomery

59: LB Khalil Jacobs

64: OL Jacob Rizy

69: OL JonDarius...

Coming off a berth in Super Bowl LX, the New England Patriots are in the process of retooling their roster. They made some moves in free agency to improve the foundation, and added some youth in the NFL Draft and rookie free agency.

In order not to get lost amid all the movement, here is our handy up-to-date Patriots roster and depth chart.

Patriots updated roster: 89 players

*denotes unsigned draft pick | °denotes reported UDFA signing

Quarterback (3): Drake Maye (10), Tommy DeVito (16), Behren Morton (15)

Running back (6): Rhamondre Stevenson (38), TreVeyon Henderson (32), Terrell Jennings...

TEAM TALK

• Press Conference: Caleb Lomu introduced to media as the Patriots first-round draft pick. (17 min. video)
• Highlight: Caleb Lomu sees his new locker. (30 sec. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Rookie arrivals and minicamp preview, team/league news, offseason topics. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Ethan Hurwitz looks at which Patriots storylines are worth paying attention to at rookie minicamp.
• Karen Guregian sees Caleb Lomu providing a much-needed insurance chip at both tackle spots.
• Doug Kyed notes Caleb Lomu says he is open to a position switch if it means playing sooner.
• Mark Daniels hears...

The Gillette Stadium practice fields have been put to work as the New England Patriots progress through the offseason program while the rookie class traveled to Foxboro on Thursday for the start of rookie minicamp.

So with the offseason activity ramping up on the field, let’s get into this week’s #PostPulpit Mailbag.

Obviously, now that Diggs has been acquitted, should we resign him to team with Doubs and forget about AJ Brown, saving our draft picks and cap space? – poindexterregan

Stefon Diggs was found not guilty in his assault case on Tuesday. That should kickstart the wide receiver’s market....