Christian Barmore

New England Patriots

Pos IDL

Updated October 9, 2026

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Model Score

79.6 MODEL

2021

74.8

2022

74.8

2023

88.3

2024

78.5

2025

76.9

2026

79.6

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

2023 tier 1 (#4) STTM peak plus the 2024 full-season absence due to blood clots plus the 2025 tier 4 (#30) post-recovery return puts Barmore in the post-medical-recovery context band. The Alabama 2020 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the 2023 breakout proves a top-10 IDL ceiling exists. The 2026 question is whether Barmore returns to tier 2-3 territory in his year-two post-recovery or whether the structural medical context closes the elite chapter.

Barmore came out of Alabama as the New England Patriots' 2nd-round pick (38th overall) in 2021 after winning the 2020 CFP National Championship with the Crimson Tide. He delivered a tier 1 (#4) breakout in 2023 with 8.5 sacks, then was diagnosed with blood clots in 2024 training camp and missed the entire 2024 season. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#28) rookie, tier 4 (#31) in 2022, tier 1 (#4) peak in 2023, and tier 4 (#30) in 2025 post-recovery.

Strengths

Alabama 2020 CFP National Championship ring plus 2023 tier 1 (#4) STTM peak plus 8.5 sacks establishes a top-10 IDL ceiling.
Tier 4 (#30) post-recovery return in 2025 after a full year out for blood clots confirms the structural ceiling is still reachable.

Concerns

2024 blood-clot diagnosis plus full-season absence puts continued medical question on every 2026 projection.
30-spot regression from tier 1 (#4) in 2023 to tier 4 (#30) in 2025 confirms the structural ceiling has not yet fully recovered.

What to watch: Whether Barmore returns to tier 2 (top 15) in 2026 in his year-two post-recovery, the threshold for confirming the 2023 peak ceiling can be recaptured.