At this point, fans are better off asking who isn’t hurt for the Patriots than who is.

On Friday afternoon, head coach Mike Vrabel announced that seven players – Khyiris Tonga, Robert Spillane, Harold Landry, Jared Wilson, Kayshon Boutte, Milton Williams and Mack Hollins are all out for Sunday’s game in New Jersey against the Jets.

What we didn’t know at the time, is that roughly 24 hours later, Hollins would be lost for (possibly) the rest of the season.

The Pats officially placed Hollins on injured reserve, meaning he will miss the final two regular season games and would need to miss two playoff games as well. So, if the Patriots get the bye, he’d be back for the AFC Championship. If not, then the Pats would have to make it to the Super Bowl for Hollins to play again this season.

Aside from his odd footwear choices – or lack thereof – and Mack’s Hacks Instagram tutorials, Hollins has been one of the best things to happen to the Patriots this season. He’s been a fantastic teammate in the locker room and a great leader and he’s engrained himself in the community early and often, taking on several charity endeavors.

On the field, he’s been a massive target for Drake Maye with a huge catch radius, something on full display against the Ravens late last Sunday. Hollins has two touchdowns along with 550 yards on 46 catches. Hollins is also someone that the Pats have been able to put in different places all over the field.

It’s a big blow to the offense, but not one that they can’t overcome. Guys like Kyle Williams, Pop Douglas and maybe even Efton Chsim III will now have to pick up the slack, while Stefon Diggs may need to become even more of an alpha in the room than he already has been.

Vrabel touched on what Mack Hollins has meant to this year’s success when asked about him on Friday.

“Mack certainly beats to a different drummer and I love that because with walking in here with bare feet or whatever he’s got, he cares about the team,” said Vrabel. “He puts the team first. That’s what I respect the most about him. I’ve never felt any differently. He has an energy to him. I can remember days in training camp where offense was looking for a play late in practice, Mack came up with one, and it was hot and the guys were tired. Just thinking back to those days and his energy, and seeing him on Sunday night with the passion and energy that he had to help us win. We’ll obviously miss him this week, but the show goes on.

“But I’ve always appreciated his willingness to learn what we’re doing, but also be a leader for some of these younger guys.”