Garrett Bradbury
Chicago BearsModel Score
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 →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
Comps
STM Take
Career tier 8 STTM floor across most of the Minnesota years to tier 4 (#26) in his first Patriots season is one of the larger change-of-scenery jumps for a 1st-round center pick. The 2018 Rimington Trophy plus the 18th overall draft slot established the pedigree, but the Minnesota years suggested the ceiling was much lower. The 2026 question is whether the New England system fit holds the tier 4 finish or whether the Minnesota career band reasserts.
Bradbury came out of NC State as the Minnesota Vikings' 1st-round pick (18th overall) in 2019 after winning the 2018 Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center. He spent five seasons in Minnesota as the starting center, then signed with the New England Patriots in 2025 free agency. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#95, #100, #100) three straight years in Minnesota, tier 7 (#53) in 2023, tier 8 (#100) in 2024, then tier 4 (#26) jump in 2025 with New England.
Strengths
- 2018 Rimington Trophy plus 18th overall pick plus seven years of starter reps establishes a pedigree foundation that the Patriots are now trying to extract.
- Tier 4 (#26) breakout in his first Patriots season confirms a top-30 ceiling exists in the right scheme fit.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly in the tier 7-8 band across the entire Minnesota chapter raises serious doubt about whether the 2025 jump is structural.
- Patriots' broader offensive line transition plus the Drake Maye protection priority makes the 2025 tier 4 finish dependent on continued team-fit context.
What to watch: Whether Bradbury holds tier 5 or better across the full 2026 season, or whether the rank drifts back toward his Minnesota-era tier 7-8 career band.