The only member of the 2020 New England Patriots NFL Draft class to remain unsigned is Division II safety Kyle Dugger. Former Patriots great Rodney Harrison, though, a fellow non-Division I alumnus of Western Illinois, doesn't see the chip on the safety's shoulder as a concern upon drafting the 24-year-old Georgia native.

Per NBC-10 Boston's Raul Martinez, via Patriots Wire:

“To me, if you can play — there’s a lot to be said about Division I-AA players like myself, Division II players,” Harrison said to NBC-10 Boston’s Raul Martinez last week. “We’re hungry … And you get so tired of all the big schools and LSUs and (2020 second-round pick) Grant Delpits being named in front of you, so I think this kid’s going to come in with an edge on him.

“I think Belichick’s going to use him whether it’s over the slot, over the tight end, because they need a bigger guy that can come in and relieve Patrick Chung and cover tight ends. I love this pick. I absolutely love this pick.”

Harrison, 47, spent six seasons with the Patriots, earning a first-team All-Pro selection in 2003 and winning back-to-back Super Bowls with the New England franchise. Harrison initially started his career with the then–San Diego Chargers as a standout of Western Illionois—a member of the not-so-power Gateway Football Conference.

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Dugger, at 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds, ran a 4.5 40-yard dash at the NFL's Scouting Combine. Given what we know about head coach Bill Belichick and his eye for talent, it's fair to assess Dugger as another diamond in the rough and someone the six-time Super Bowl champion views as a valuable piece despite his collegiate setting.

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