We take a look back at Trey Flowers 2016 season and offer our predictions for 2017.
2016 Regular Season Stats:16 games played, 8 games started, 45 tackles, seven sacks and two fumble recoveries.
In his first full NFL season, Trey Flowers was a leader on the Patriots defense:
- Flowers led the Patriots in sacks with seven on the season.
- In his first NFL start, he recorded his second consecutive two-sack game after finishing with two sacks for 15 yards vs. Seattle in Week 10.
- Flowers' 2016 sack total ranked in the top 10 among AFC defensive linemen.
- He recorded three multiple-sack games in 2016 with two coming back-to-back in Weeks 8 and 10 at Buffalo and vs. Seattle, and the third coming in Week 15 at Denver.
Check out the best photos of Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers from the 2016 NFL season.
New England Patriots' Trey Flowers sacks Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan, during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (98) on the line of scrimmage during to an NFL AFC divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. New England won 34-16. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) gets sacked by New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (98) on the Panthers second offensive series in the first quarter during the 2016 NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 in Charlotte, N.C. The Patriots won the game 19-17. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) celebrates his quarterback sack during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Jim Mahoney via AP)
Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller (26) shakes a tackle attempt by New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) in divisional play action Saturday January 14, 2017 in Foxboro, Mass. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian (13) is sacked by New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (98) during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Denver. The Patriots defeated the Broncos, 16-3. (Ryan Kang via AP)
New England Patriots zdefensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) is a happy man after Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston, Texas. The Patriots won the game in overtime, 34-28. (Greg Trott via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) in action during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Jim Mahoney via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) rushes Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) in the second half of the NFL football Super Bowl LI game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots won 34 - 28 in overtime. (Al Messerschmidt via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) tackles Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Jim Mahoney via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) indicates a change of possession in action against the Baltimore Ravens Monday December 12, 2016 in Foxboro, Mass (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) is sacked by New England Patriots defensive lineman Jabaal Sheard (93) and defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) during a NFL game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. The Patriots defeated the Texans 27-0. (Kirby Lee/NFL)
Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller (26) gains 4 yards with New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) defending during the NFL AFC Divisional football game on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 in Foxboro, Mass. The Patriots defeated the Texans 34-16. (Jim Mahoney via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Jim Mahoney via AP)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers (98) celebrates his quarterback sack during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Jim Mahoney via AP)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) gets strip sacked by New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (98) and New England Patriots outside linebacker Rob Ninkovich (50) during the 2016 NFL week 11 regular season football game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 in Santa Clara, Calif. The Patriots won the game 30-17. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
New England Patriots' Trey Flowers (98) tackles Buffalo Bills' Mike Gillislee (35) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
New England Patriots' Trey Flowers sacks Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan, during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New England Patriots' Trey Flowers holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. The Patriots won 34-28. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
New England Patriots' Trey Flowers celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Belichick on Flowers: "[Trey Flowers] has good quickness and he has good length, good arm length, is able to keep guys off of him. He does a good job in the running game in there. He's got good playing strength, he's got good length and he's got good quickness so he's able to escape and get off some of those blocks quicker than some of the bigger guys that the guards and centers are used to facing in there. They have an advantage in size and probably overall length. But he has an advantage in quickness and leverage with each guy trying to play that out. He's been very productive for us in there."
Flowers in 2017: Flowers will deal with more attention from opposing offenses in 2017 and will need to adapt to the changes. He is a born pass rusher and will continue to provide pressure in more of a full-time role on the edge.
