Chism caught two passes for 42 yards in New England’s 29–26 win at Buffalo. His 23-yard touchdown with 1:50 remaining put the Patriots ahead, before Rhamondre Stevenson added the two-point conversion.
Efton Chism III is listed at WR on the New England Patriots roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).
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Roster observations
UPDATEDUpdated Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT
Selected report: New England Patriots · Active roster · Season 2026
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Record date
Team
Roster status
Effective date
Record
Season 2026 · Week 4
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
New England Patriots
Active roster
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
New England Patriots
Active roster
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
New England Patriots
Active roster
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
New England Patriots
Inactive classification (not game-day status)
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Dated observation
Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT Observed
New England Patriots
Active roster
Not supplied
Dated roster
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Season statistics
League ranks40th in passing yards (16)
LAST AVAILABLE UPDATEUpdated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT
2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.
Passing
Efton Chism III · Passing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Passing yards
Pass attempts
Completions
Completion percentage
Yards per pass attempt
Passing touchdowns
Interceptions thrown
Sacks taken
Yards lost to sacks
16
1
1
100.0
16.0
0
0
0
0
Receiving
Efton Chism III · Receiving · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Receiving yards
Receptions
Targets
Yards per reception
Receiving touchdowns
Longest reception
-1
2
3
-0.5
0
1
Punt returns
Efton Chism III · Punt returns · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Punt returns
Punt return yards
Yards per punt return
1
18
18.0
These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics
Game log
Most recent recorded game2026 Week 3 @ JAX (L 6–35) 1/1, 16 pass yds; 1 rec, 1 rec yds
LIVE DATAUpdated Sep 28, 2026, 11:45 am EDT
2026 regular season (weeks 2–3) · 2 supplied game records
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Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.
Receiving by season
Season
Team
GP
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
FD
FUM
LST
2025
NE
8
3
3
75
25.0
1
35
3
0
0
2026
NE
3
4
7
41
10.3
1
23
2
0
0
Recorded total
1 known team
11
7
10
116
16.6
2
35
5
0
0
Passing by season
Season
Team
GP
CMP
ATT
CMP%
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
LNG
SACK
RTG
QBR
2025
NE
8
0
0
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
—
—
2026
NE
3
1
1
100.0
16
16.0
0
0
16
0
118.8
99.4
Recorded total
1 known team
11
1
1
100.0
16
16.0
0
0
16
0
118.8
—
Defense by season
Season
Team
GP
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACK
FF
FR
YDS
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
PD
STF
STFYDS
KB
2026
NE
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recorded total
1 known team
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
2026 splits
2026 splits
Split
Rec
Rec Yds
Rec TD
Home
1
-2
0
Away
3
43
1
2nd half
2
-1
0
4th quarter
1
1
0
Close games, 4th quarter
2
42
1
Wins/ties
1
-2
0
Losses
1
1
0
Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.
Depth-chart listings
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The Bills safety waved off the Patriots receiver as a practice-squad player after Sunday’s 29–26 loss. New England’s coach answered by pointing to how often Gardner-Johnson has changed teams.
