#Patriots are in a #SuperBowl without Bill Belichick.

Or are they? Belichick brought in these 16 players.

And #OleMiss Joe Judge explains his vision to @nypostsports #hottoddy https://nypost.com/2026/01/31/sports/bill-belichicks-fingerprints-all-over-this-patriots-super-bowl-2026-run/

“In Stevenson and Onwenu, Bill was able to see their upside but knew investment into their development would pay off big. Jennings and Boutte slid down a lot of draft boards after high grades entering their final year of college, but he had conviction that they would fit and develop into significant (pieces).”

“Gonzalez and Barmore — despite internal debates between them and other players in the draft — he made the final decisions to know they would be the future at impact positions for the defense.”