Here are the players, that for now, are the 2012 New England Patriots:
53 man roster
| Position, Number | Name | School | Hometown |
| Quarterbacks (2) | |||
| 12 | Tom Brady | Michigan | San Mateo CA |
| 15 | Ryan Mallett | Arkansas | Texarkana TX |
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| Running Backs (4) | |||
| 22 | Stevan Ridley | LSU | Natchez MS |
| 39 | Danny Woodhead | Chadron State | North Platte NE |
| 34 | Shane Vereen | California | Valencia CA |
| 38 | Brandon Bolden | Mississippi | Baton Rogue LA |
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| Tight Ends (4) | |||
| 87 | Rob Gronkowski | Arizona | Williamsville NY |
| 81 | Aaron Hernandez | Florida | Bristol CT |
| 80 | Visanthe Shiancoe | Morgan State | Silver Spring MD |
| 86 | Daniel Fells | UC Davis | Anaheim CA |
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| Wide Receivers (5) | |||
| 85 | Brandon Lloyd | Illinois | Kansas City MO |
| 18 | Matthew Slater | UCLA | Anaheim CA |
| 83 | Wes Welker | Texas Tech | Oklahoma City OK |
| 11 | Julian Edelman | Kent State | Woodside CA |
| 17 | Greg Salas | Hawaii | Chino CA |
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| Offensive Line (9) | |||
| 76 | Sebastian Vollmer | Houston | Neuss Germany |
| 70 | Logan Mankins | Fresno State | Mariposa CA |
| 77 | Nate Solder | Colorado | Denver CO |
| 64 | Donald Thomas | UConn | New Haven CT |
| 63 | Dan Connolly | Southeast Missouri State | Chesterfield MO |
| 62 | Ryan Wendell | Fresno State | Diamond Bar CA |
| 61 | Marcus Cannon | TCU | Odessa TX |
| 65 | Nick McDonald | Grand Valley State | Salinas CA |
| 69 | Matt Tennant | Boston College | Cincinnati OH |
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| Defensive End (4) | |||
| 95 | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | Rochester NY |
| 92 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | Little Rock AR |
| 97 | Ron Brace | Boston College | Worcester MA |
| 94 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | Miramar FL |
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| Defensive Tackle (4) | |||
| 75 | Vince Wilfork | Miami | Boynton Beach FL |
| 74 | Kyle Love | Mississippi State | College Park GA |
| 71 | Brandon Deaderick | Alabama | Elizabethtown KY |
| 98 | Marcus Forston | Miami | Miami FL |
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| Linebackers (8) | |||
| 51 | Jerod Mayo | Tennessee | Hampton, VA |
| 55 | Brandon Spikes | Florida | Shelby NC |
| 54 | Dont’a Hightower | Alabama | Lewisburg TN |
| 50 | Rob Ninkovich | Purdue | New Lennox IL |
| 96 | Jermaine Cunningham | Florida | Stone Mountain GA |
| 58 | Tracy White | Howard | St. Stephen SC |
| 59 | Mike Rivera | Kansas | Shawnee KS |
| 99 | Trevor Scott | Buffalo | Potsdam NY |
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| Cornerbacks (5) | |||
| 32 | Devin McCourty | Rutgers | Montvale NJ |
| 21 | Ras-I Dowling | Virginia | Chesapeake VA |
| 24 | Kyle Arrington | Hofstra | Brandywine MD |
| 37 | Alfonzo Dennard | Nebraska | Rochelle GA |
| 23 | Marquice Cole | Northwestern | Hazel Crest IL |
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| Safety (5) | |||
| 25 | Patrick Chung | Oregon | Kingston Jamaica |
| 28 | Steven Gregory | Syracuse | Staten Island NY |
| 27 | Tavon Wilson | Illinois | Washington DC |
| 29 | Sterling Moore | SMU | Antioch CA |
| 43 | Nate Ebner | Ohio State | Dublin OH |
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| Specialists (3) | |||
| 03 | Stephen Gostkowski PK | Memphis | Madison MS |
| 14 | Zoltan Mesko P | Michigan | Timisoara Romania |
| 48 | Danny Aiken LS | Virginia | Roanoke VA |
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| Practice Squad (8) | |||
| 19 | WR Sam Kirkland | Kent State | Chesapeake VA |
| 46 | RB James Develin | Brown | Gilbertsville PA |
| 72 | G Thomas Austin | Clemson | Camden SC |
| 53 | LB Jeff Tarpinian | Iowa | Omaha NE |
| 41 | CB Malcolm Williams | TCU | Grand Prairie TX |
| 68 | T Matt Kopa | Stanford | Elk Grove CA |
| 36 | RB Eric Kettani | Navy | Kirtland OH |
| 49 | TE Alex Silvestro | Rutgers | Gibbstown NJ |
*Roster as of 9/2/12
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