Is Kevin Byard starting?
Kevin Byard is the starting FS for the New England Patriots. Currently listed Questionable.
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The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Kevin Byard is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the New England Patriots, Mike Brown and Brenden Schooler are next in line behind him.
Kevin Byard's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-17 vs LV (Oct 11); W 29-26 at BUF (Oct 4); L 6-35 at JAX (Sep 27).
Kevin Byard wears No. 31, is 33 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 212 lbs, has 11 years of NFL experience, came out of Middle Tennessee.
Is Kevin Byard playing this week?
Kevin Byard is listed Questionable and may not start (updated Oct 14, ESPN).
NE FS Depth
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBChristian Elliss
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLBDre'Mont Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- LCBCarlton Davis III
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- SSCraig Woodson
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- FSKevin ByardThis player
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RCBChristian Gonzalez
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NBMarcus Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NE | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | CHI | 17 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | CHI | 17 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | PHI | 16 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | TEN | 17 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | TEN | 17 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | TEN | 16 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | TEN | 16 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | TEN | 16 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | TEN | 16 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | TEN | 16 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 11 yrs | 169 | 581 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 82 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#3 of 9 at FS in Interceptions (2026)
Kevin Byard is rated 84 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 49th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 81% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Wvs LVTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-17
Oct 4W@ BUFTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 29-26
Sep 27L@ JAXTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 6-35
Sep 20Wvs PITTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-3
Sep 9L@ SEATKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 10-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | W@ BUF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | L@ JAX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | L@ SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Byard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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