Kyle Dugger holds the SS · Backup spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kyle Dugger played 17 games in 2025 with a 72% snap share.

Kyle Dugger is a safety in his sixth NFL season with the Cincinnati Bengals. Selected 37th overall in the 2020 draft by New England, Dugger spent five-plus seasons with the Patriots before being traded to Pittsburgh in October 2025. He signed with Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in the 2026 offseason. Through 90 regular-season games with 78 starts, he has accumulated 454 tackles (300 solos), 4.5 sacks, 29 pass deflections, and 11 interceptions, including four defensive touchdowns. In 2025, he recorded 56 tackles, two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), and one sack across 16 games split between New England and Pittsburgh.

Lenoir Rhynethrough 2019

Patriots2020 – 2024

Steelers2025

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CollegeLenoir RhyneDraftRound 2 · No. 37 overall · 2020 · NEAcquiredAcquired from New England Patriots · drafted thereHometownDecatur, GA