With the 2020 season in the books, Mark Daniels will look at each position group on the Patriots, analyzing how the team performed in 2020 and where it might be heading in the future.
Linebackers
Dont’a Hightower, Ja’Whaun Bentley, Josh Uche, John Simon, Anfernee Jennings, Shilique Calhoun, Brandon Copeland, Terez Hall, Cassh Maluia, Michael Pinckney, Brandon King
2020 review: Did anyone think it was going to be easy to replace the likes of Kyle Van Noy, Jamie Collins and Elandon Roberts? Losing Van Noy and Collins alone, in the same offseason, was a tough blow to the Patriots' defense.