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How Ty Montgomery, Second-Year RBs Factor Into Patriots Backfield Depth Behind Rhamondre Stevenson

The Patriots are resetting their running back depth chart behind Rhamondre Stevenson, with New England's lead back coming off a breakout season in 2022.

Although Stevenson is the unquestioned RB1 in Foxboro heading into his third season, the Patriots didn't retain Damien Harris in free agency this offseason, opting to add veteran James Robinson to the mix instead. However, Robinson was released after it became clear this spring that the former Jags and Jets running back didn't have the same explosiveness as before an Achilles injury ended his 2021 season.

With Robinson no longer in the mix, New England now turns the backfield depth over to 2022 draft selections Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris, practice-squadder J.