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    Lazar’s Most Important Patriots in the 2022 Season: Number Ten, Kyle Dugger

    Who are the most important Patriots heading into the 2022 NFL season?
    Evan LazarBy Evan Lazar06/26/20222 Mins Read
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    Counting down the most important Patriots players heading into the 2022 NFL season.

    Methodology: taking a concept from veteran NFL reporter Dave Dameshek, the most important Patriots series is like a giant game of Jenga. If we were to pull this player from New England’s lineup, who would cause the tower to fall completely or become unsteady the most? 

    Most Important Patriots: No. 10, S Kyle Dugger

    As a versatile chess piece, third-year safety Kyle Dugger is a top candidate on the Patriots’ defense to make a leap into stardom this season.

    Dugger can impact the game in several ways due to his alignment versatility, physical playing style against the run, and ability to play in space as a coverage defender and spy on athletic quarterbacks.

    Last season, Dugger was Pro Football Focus’s 31st-ranked safety, finishing second on the team with 92 total tackles and four interceptions. Dugger also recorded 32 stops, four pass breakups, five quarterback pressures, and a 75.4 passer rating into his coverage. 

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    The 2020 second-round pick is blossoming into an impact playmaker as a ballhawk in zone coverage, where his instincts are developing to jump underneath throws and bait the quarterback into mistakes.

    In man coverage, Dugger has improved leaps and bounds from his rookie season, learning a new role as a professional by covering tight ends such as Falcons’ future All-Pro Kyle Pitts, whom Dugger put the clamps on in Week 11 last season. In all, Pitts only had one catch for 16 yards on three targets, with a Devin McCourty interception coming with Dugger as the primary coverage defender on the Falcons’ tight end. 

    Lastly, Dugger’s size and playing strength allow him to play closer to the line of scrimmage and handle linebacker-like responsibilities against the run. Truly, a three-level player in Bill Belichick’s scheme.

    The Pats safety logged snaps in the box (387 snaps), at slot corner (189), free safety (84), edge defender (63), and outside corner (57) as a jack of all trades for New England. 

    For a Patriots defense that needs an impact defensive back to replace the playmaking left behind by J.C. Jackson, Dugger is their best bet to produce a high-quality DB this season.

     

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    Evan Lazar is the New England Patriots beat reporter for CLNS Media.

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