Never heard of Kyle Dugger? That’s not a surprise – he’s just the ninth player to be drafted out of tiny Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, N.C.
Now, he’s the newest New England Patriot, picked at No. 37, early in the second round.
Here’s what you need to know about him:
Position: Defensive back
College: Lenoir-Rhyne
Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 217 lbs.
Dugger was a Division-II star for Lenoir-Rhyne, a hyper-athletic defensive talent who occasionally overwhelmed the competition. He won the Cliff Harris Award, given to the best defensive player in NCAA Division II, and impressed at the Senior Bowl and the combine, causing a spike in his overall draft stock.