In the first post-Tom Brady draft, the New England Patriots went defensive with their initial selection of the event and took Kyle Dugger 37th overall out of Lenoir-Rhyne — which is a Division II school.
It goes to show how much the Patriots like this young safety, considering the Patriots could have drafted a highly-ranked defensive back in the second round from a bigger school if they’d wanted to. Dugger was the only Division II player to be invited to the Senior Bowl this year.
Dugger dominated in the Division II Southern Atlantic Conference.