S · New England Patriots · week 7 vs Chicago Bears · Thu Oct 22 · 8:15 PM ET
Kevin Byard
ROLE a starter
CLASS 2016 · R3 P64
EXP 10 seasons
AGE 32 and over
DEPTH FS1
As of week 7, Kevin Byard was an FS for NE, age 33, 10 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 96% of snaps; his line was 4.3 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.3 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 174 games (postseason included) over 10 seasons with 2 Pro Bowls and 3 first-team All-Pro. His injury history held 5 episodes (back 2, shoulder 2, ankle 1), 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2025 week 17.
The full read
In short
Kevin Byard is a starter at free safety for NE — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a chest injury. His team has listed him Questionable.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“The Patriots also listed safeties Kevin Byard (chest) and Craig Woodson (shoulder), linebacker Christian Elliss (chest), and right tackle Morgan Moses (foot) as questionable to play.”
Boston Globe · 2026-10-21
2
“53-man roster (6): Kevin Byard (31), Craig Woodson (4), Jaylen Reed (23), Brenden Schooler (41), Mike Brown (33), Elliott Davison (27)”
Pats Pulpit · 2026-10-19
3
“Patriots safety Kevin Byard deflects a Geno Smith pass away from Jets tight end Mason Taylor in the first quarter of Sunday's game at Gillette Stadium.”
Boston Globe · 2026-10-18
His team's word: Questionable
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.
No dated practice report for him this week
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game4.7 range 2.0–7.0
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Passes defended / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Snap share96.0% range 83–100
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
100%wk 1
100%wk 2
95%wk 3
100%wk 4
83%wk 5
100%wk 6
94%wk 7
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
2
0
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 6
chest
2
Questionable
2025 · wk 17
ankle
1
—
2025 · wk 11
Not injury related
2
—
2025 · wk 10
back
1
—
2024 · wk 14
shoulder
1
—
2024 · wk 4
back
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 8
Not injury related
1
—
2022 · wk 4
Not injury related
1
—
2020 · wk 18
Not injury related
1
—
2018 · wk 14
shoulder
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 10 episodes · 12 weeks on a report · same site more than once: not injury related ×4
2018
shoulder · 1w
2020
Not injury related · 1w
2022
Not injury related · 1wNot injury related · 1w
2024
shoulder · 1wback · 1w
2025
ankle · 1wNot injury related · 2wback · 1w
2026
chest · 2w
Weeks 1–18
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 6PLAY 99% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Season on him: 1 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Morgan Moses
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Carlton Davis III
CB
LTD
team's word
Out
Harold Landry III
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Mike Onwenu
G
UNK
team's word
—
Christian Elliss
LB
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Alijah Vera-Tucker
G
DNP
team's word
Out
Ben Brown
C
DNP
team's word
Out
Romeo Doubs
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Bryce Baringer
P
UNK
team's word
—
Christian Gonzalez
CB
UNK
team's word
Questionable
Dell Pettus
SAF
UNK
team's word
—
Joshua Farmer
DT
FULL
team's word
—
Marcus Bryant
T
FULL
team's word
—
Craig Woodson
S
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Karon Prunty
CB
LTD
team's word
Out
Behren Morton
QB
UNK
team's word
—
Channing Canada
CB
LTD
team's word
Out
Khalil Jacobs
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Quintayvious Hutchins
LB
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
FS1 · 96% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Per game
4.3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.3 passes defended
Career
10 seasons · 174 games before 2026
Honors
2× Pro Bowl · 3× first-team All-Pro
Injuries
5 episodes · last: ankle, 2025 wk 17
Bio
age 33 · 10 seasons' experience · drafted round 3
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.