Kyle Dugger is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Dugger in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dugger's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Kyle Dugger

Top 16% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2021

Height6'1"

Weight216 lb

BornMar 22, 1996

Age30

CollegeLenoir Rhyne See College Stats

ConferenceSouth Atlantic

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 2, Pick 37 · NE

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 85 · #1358 · High-Value

Worth 85 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.3

Avg surplus

peak +28

4 seasons × ~21.3 surplus ≈ VORP 85

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	—	NE	13	—	56	37	19	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	518	56.4%	182	51.9%	33	24	0.7	92.6	5.7	1	1	0	10	7	0.1
2021	—	NE	15	—	71	50	21	5	2	0.0	7.0	4	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	733	76.3%	125	34.6%	50	32	0.6	66.7	7.6	2	0	2	11	9	0.1
2022	—	NE	15	—	59	36	23	5	2	1.0	8.0	3	8	1	1	3	0	—	0.0%	752	74.3%	130	32.9%	55	38	0.7	95.2	8.4	3	1	1	26	7	0.1
2023	—	NE	17	—	97	60	37	6	5	1.5	12.5	2	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,115	98.1%	121	26.1%	64	44	0.7	82.7	8.3	8	4	2	45	8	0.1
2024	—	NE	13	—	74	49	25	8	1	1.0	10.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	759	90.3%	26	26.5%	46	35	0.8	137.4	6.5	1	0	0	23	15	0.2
2025	—	PIT	16	—	59	29	30	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	5	0	—	1	1	—	0.0%	743	73.5%	113	28.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	2TM	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	22	0.6	88.8	8.9	2	1	0	10	3	0.0
Career		—	105	—	416	261	155	27	11	4.5	42.5	11	29	3	2	4	1	—	0.0%	4,620	78.2%	697	33.4%	284	195	—	—	—	17	7	5	125	49	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2020	24	NE	13	—	56	37	19	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	4.1
2021	25	NE	15	—	71	50	21	5	2	0.0	7.0	4	5	0	1	0	0	9.2
2022	26	NE	15	—	59	36	23	5	2	1.0	8.0	3	8	1	1	3	0	9.8
2023	27	NE	17	—	97	60	37	6	5	1.5	12.5	2	7	1	—	0	0	9.1
2024	28	NE	13	—	74	49	25	8	1	1.0	10.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	4.8
2025	29	PIT	16	—	59	29	30	2	1	1.0	4.0	2	5	0	—	1	1	10.3
Career			89		416	261	155	27	11	—	—	11	29	3	2	4	1	47.3

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	24	NE	14	—	—	0.0%	518	56.4%	182	51.9%
2021	25	NE	15	—	—	0.0%	733	76.3%	125	34.6%
2022	26	NE	15	—	—	0.0%	752	74.3%	130	32.9%
2023	27	NE	17	—	—	0.0%	1,115	98.1%	121	26.1%
2024	28	NE	13	—	—	0.0%	759	90.3%	26	26.5%
2025	29	PIT	16	—	—	0.0%	743	73.5%	113	28.3%
Career			90		—	—	4,620	—	697	—

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	24	NE	14	—	33	24	0.7	92.6	5.7	1	1	0	10	7	0.1
2021	25	NE	15	—	50	32	0.6	66.7	7.6	2	0	2	11	9	0.1
2022	26	NE	15	—	55	38	0.7	95.2	8.4	3	1	1	26	7	0.1
2023	27	NE	17	—	64	44	0.7	82.7	8.3	8	4	2	45	8	0.1
2024	28	NE	13	—	46	35	0.8	137.4	6.5	1	0	0	23	15	0.2
2025	29	2TM	16	—	36	22	0.6	88.8	8.9	2	1	0	10	3	0.0
Career			90		284	195	—	—	—	17	7	5	125	49	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2020bestavg 62elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.851See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.851Snap share78.1%Def snaps4,620VolatileCV 0.44

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

4.49s

40-Yard

42"

Vertical

134"

Broad Jump

17 reps

Bench

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl8Solo4Ast4

College Stats

Lenoir RhyneCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Lenoir Rhyne), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #37

#29Isaiah WilsonOT #30Noah IgbinogheneCB #31Jeff GladneyCB #32Clyde Edwards-HelaireRB #33Tee HigginsWR #34Michael PittmanWR #35D'Andre SwiftRB #36Xavier McKinneySAF #38Yetur Gross-MatosDE #39Robert HuntOT #40Ross BlacklockDT #41Jonathan TaylorRB #42Laviska Shenault Jr.WR #43Cole KmetTE #44Grant DelpitSAF #45Antoine Winfield Jr.SAF

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kyle inherited the New England Patriots DB room from Myles Bryant (2020–2023), and handed it to Jalen Mills (2021–2023).

Corwin Brown 1993–1996Ty Law 1995–2004Willie Clay 1996–1998Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002Otis Smith 1996–2002Steve Israel

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined PIT (from NE)
2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2020draft
Drafted by NE — Round 2, Pick 37

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 216 lb

Frame

217 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

42" vert / 134" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	NE	1	W2Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW8Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW10Out· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle / IllnessW17Questionable· Ankle / Quadricep+1 more
2023	NE	0	W6Questionable· FootW7Questionable· FootW17Questionable· Illness
2022	NE	0	W3Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· Ankle
2021	NE	1	W4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· NeckW9Questionable· NeckW11Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· HamstringW18Out· Hand
2020	NE	0	W3Questionable· FootW7Questionable· AnkleW8Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· ToeW13Questionable· ToeW14Questionable· Toe

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 71

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2020

B+2021

B+2022

B2023

C2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

89%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	4	0.3	4	0.2
2022	3	0.2	3	0.2
2023	2	0.1	2	0.1
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

85 career value over replacement — #1358 all-time of 4,642. 14.2/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #37 (Rd 2) · NE · 2020 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

49.8 expected · Δ+16.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #37

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator