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NE · RDE · #97

Milton Williams

Starter

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Milton Williams is the starting RDE for the New England Patriots.

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Milton Williams this week

The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Milton Williams is listed as the starter at RDE going into that game.

At RDE for the New England Patriots, DaQuan Jones is next in line behind him.

Milton Williams'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).

Milton Williams wears No. 97, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 290 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Louisiana Tech.

Is Milton Williams playing this week?

Milton Williams is expected to start at RDE for New England Patriots. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NE RDE Depth

1Milton WilliamsStarter
2DaQuan Jones

New England Patriots Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 3"
Weight
290
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NE560000
    2025NE111283.501
    2024PHI1687501
    2023PHI151830.501
    2022PHI15178402
    2021PHI16136202
    Career6 yrs7874321507

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    78
    Tackles
    74

    #86 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Milton Williams is rated 77 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 78th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 63% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    51st percentile
    Beats 51% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 11 games
    2026 + 2025 · 814 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 73 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-17

    Oct 4W@ BUFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    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 0
    TKL
    0
    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

    Milton Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Milton Williams plays 69% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share69%

    College

    Louisiana Tech

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