Final results of Patriots’ Kyle Dugger trade with Steelers are in
The Patriots sent Dugger to Pittsburgh last season, and the trade is now finally complete.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 24: Kyle Dugger #23 of the New England Patriots stands on the sidelines during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 24, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) | Getty Images The 2026 NFL Draft is is in the books, and all the picks traded in the years leading up to it finally turn from numbers into actual football players. One of those trades included safety Kyle Dugger, the former New England Patriots second-round pick who was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of last year’s trade deadline..
Dugger had been a starter for the Patriots for most of his six years in the league, but he was demoted to a backup role over the summer of 2025. With Jaylinn Hawkins and Craig Woodson taking over as the top two, Dugger was sent to Pittsburgh in October. Original terms of the Kyle Dugger trade from the Patriots to the Steelers The Patriots traded Dugger to the Steelers for what effectively amounts to a late-round pick exchange.
New England shipped a seventh-rounder to Pittsburgh alongside its former team captain, getting a selection in the sixth round back in return. The full details looked asfollows: Steelers receive: S Kyle Dugger, 2026 seventh-round pick (No. 224) Patriots receive: 2026 sixth-round pick (No.
202) Using the Rich Hill draft value chart as reference, the Patriots’ jump up the board — and therefore Dugger as trade commodity himself — was worth 1. 44 points. That is the equivalent of the 245th overall selection in the draft.