As a group, the Patriots special teams disappointed in 2022, but individually it was really a mixed bag.
New England got nothing from their punters and kickoff coverage killed them in Buffalo, but Marcus Jones looks like an elite returner, Nick Folk was steady, and Brenden Schooler looks like a long-term staple. It was really all over the place.
So without further ado, are the final full-season grades for 2022 Patriots specialists:
Nick Folk: B+
FG: 32-37, PAT: 32-35
Folk wasn’t quite as automatic from inside of 50 yards as he’d been in the past — he missed four field goals from that distance — but his streak was bound to be snapped at some point.