Stat update: Snap counts, penalty breakdown and more through 3 preseason games

Here’s a quick look at the top snap counts on offense and defense for the Patriots to this point in the preseason. (Note: These totals do not take special teams work into account)



Offense (snaps per game -- total)
WR Carr (66, 63, 29) — 158
OL Croston (65, 63, 29) — 157
OL Karras (45, 63, 29) — 137
OL McDermott (42, 63, 29) — 134
OL Ferentz (52, 50, 29) — 131
QB Garoppolo (51, 44, 29) — 124
OL Fleming (40, 29, 45) — 114
WR Lucien (44, 51, 19) — 114
OL Douglas (45, 56, 0) — 101
TE Hollister (54, 22, 25) — 101

Defense (snaps per game -- total)
CB Cyrus Jones (57, 37, 26) — 120
S Richards (44, 28, 43) — 115
LB Langi (24, 49, 41) — 114
DL Ealy (25, 42, 28) — 95
CB Coleman (37, 37, 26) — 90
LB Bates (34, 28, 27) — 89
DB Travis (20, 29, 39) — 88
DL A. Butler (24, 24, 23) — 71
LB Freeny (27, 20, 20) — 67
DL Kilgo (33, 9, 13) — 55

In two preseason games, the Patriots have been hit for 13 penalties for 135 yards, not counting flags that were declined or offset. (For what it’s worth, three of New England’s four penalties Friday night came on special teams.) Here’s how things have broken down.

Player, penalty, penalty yardage assessed
S Jason Thompson: 1 (defensive pass interference), 44 yards
LB Kyle Van Noy: 1 (roughing the passer), 15 yards
LB Trevor Bates: 1 (offensive holding — special teams), 10 yards
OL Cole Croston: 1 (offensive holding), 10 yards
LB Jonathan Freeny: 1 (offensive holding — special teams), 10 yards
RB Brandon Bolden: 1 (offensive holding — special teams), 8 yards
TE James O’Shaughnessy: 1 (illegal block above the waist — special teams), 8 yards
QB Tom Brady: 1 (delay of game), 5 yards
OL Conor McDermott: 1 (false start), 5 yards
LB Harvey Langi: 1 (illegal use of hands), 5 yards
DL Kony Ealy: 1 (neutral zone infraction), 5 yards
WR K.J. Maye: 1 (illegal shift), 5 yards
Team: 1 (Defense — 12 men on the field), 5 yards

By position:
Linebacker: 4 penalties, 40 yards
Offensive line: 2 penalties, 15 yards
Safety: 1 penalty, 44 yards
Running back: 1 penalty, 8 yards
Tight end: 1 penalty, 8 yards
Quarterback: 1 penalty, 5 yards
Defensive line: 1 penalty, 5 yards
Wide receiver: 1 penalty, 5 yards
Team: 1 penalty, 5 yards

By penalty:
Offensive Holding: 4
Delay of game: 1
Defensive Pass Interference: 1
Roughing the Passer: 1
False Start: 1
Illegal Use of Hands: 1
Neutral Zone Infraction: 1
Illegal Shift: 1
12 men on the field: 1
Illegal block above the waist: 1

In addition, here's a quick look at how some of the Patriots stack up against some other preseason stat leaders:

--Jimmy Garoppolo leads the league in preseason passing yardage with 463 yards.

--D.J. Foster is seventh in the league in preseason rushing with 81 yards.

--And Jacob Hollister (eighth, 120 yards) and Austin Carr (13th, 105 yards) are among the preseason league leaders in receiving yardage.