Back to the New England Patriots Newsfeed

Patriots Tab Kyle Dugger with Top Pick in 2020 NFL Draft

The Patriots have made their first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, and it's a player from a school you've likely never heard of.

With the 37th overall pick, New England selected safety Kyle Dugger out of Lenoir-Rhyne University, an NCAA Division II school in Hickory, North Carolina.

Dugger is the first player to be selected out of a Division II program within the first three rounds of the draft since 2006, when the Bears picked defensive back Danieal Manning out of Division II Abilene Christian 42nd overall.

Dugger, a native of Decatur, Georgia, turned 24 on March 22.