Age: 29
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 5
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 220
- College: Lenoir-Rhyne
- Entry: 2020 Draft, Round 2, #37 overall (Patriots)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,002,941 (0.35% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $1,238,235 (0.41% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.23
- Contract Value: $11,000,000 ($11,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $9,750,000
- Contract Ranking: 18/192 at S
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Per Game Roster Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | $1,170,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,002,941 | 0.4% | ||||
| 2026 | 30 | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | ||||
| 2027 | 31 | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | ||||
| Total | $1,170,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,002,941 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Kyle Dugger signed a four year, $58 million contract with the Patriots on April 9, 2024. Dugger received $32.5 million in guarantees of which $29.75 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Dugger received an $18 million signing bonus. There are annual per game bonuses in the contract and workout bonuses from 2025 to 2027.
Cash Flows
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $11,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $11,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $39,855,204
Career APY: $7,971,041
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Drafted | Expired | 2020 | 4 | $8,331,902 | $2,082,976 | $5,560,149 | $9,328,733 | 112.0% | $2,332,183 |
| Patriots | Transition | Traded | 2024 | 4 | $58,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $29,750,000 | $20,764,706 | 35.8% | $20,764,706 |
| Steelers | Other | Active | 2025 | 1 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $9,750,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 5 | $39,855,204 | $7,971,041 | $16,828,733 | 0.0% | $23,261,765 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Patriots | $610,000 | $904,891 | $0 | $610,000 | $1,514,891 | 0.7% | $4,229,564 | ||
| 2021 | Patriots | $988,723 | $904,891 | $0 | $988,723 | $1,893,614 | 0.9% | $988,723 | ||
| 2022 | Patriots | $1,367,446 | $904,891 | $0 | $341,862 | $2,272,337 | 1.1% | $1,367,446 | ||
| 2023 | Patriots | $2,743,000 | $904,891 | $0 | $0 | $3,647,891 | 1.6% | $2,743,000 | ||
| 2024 | Patriots | $2,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $7,500,000 | 2.8% | $20,764,706 | ||
| 2025 | Steelers | $1,170,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $1,002,941 | 0.4% | $1,238,235 | ||
| 2026 | Steelers | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Steelers | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $8,879,169 | $8,119,564 | $2,000,000 | $3,940,585 | $17,831,674 | $31,331,674 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 51.1% | 46.1% | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 71.9% | 30.8% | 63 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.5% | 28.4% | 46 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 98.0% | 24.9% | 70 | 36 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 63.2% | 16.9% | 54 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 48.0% | 31.5% | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2,484,000 | $11,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,484,000 | $11,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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