Ahead of rookie minicamp this weekend, the New England Patriots rookie jersey numbers were revealed on Friday morning.
On Thursday, the New England Patriots’ 2024 rookie class reported to Gillette Stadium ahead of the start of rookie minicamp this weekend. Before their first practice, the rookies were given their jersey numbers for the 2024 season. The team announced those numbers on Friday.
For the better part of the second half of Bill Belichick’s tenure as head coach, rookies weren’t assigned their real jersey numbers until just before the preseason game. Instead the first draft pick would get No. 50 as a place holder, the second pick No. 51, etc. with the idea being the rookie had to ‘earn’ their numbers.
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This year, Jerod Mayo is making a change. All of the numbers assigned to this year’s draft picks are numbers that fit for their positions and could continue into the regular season (but that doesn’t mean they won’t change after roster cuts, as players sometimes do).
Here’s a look at this year’s Patriots rookie jersey numbers as rookie minicamp gets underway…