New England Patriots roster: 10 best names

Oct 18, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Clay Harbor (86) on the bench during the second half of a football game against the Houston Texans at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 18, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Clay Harbor (86) on the bench during the second half of a football game against the Houston Texans at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kamu Grugier-Hill Patriots roster
Aug 28, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Gophers running back David Cobb (27) gets tackled in the first quarter by Eastern Illinois Panthers linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill (32) at TCF Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Kamu Grugier-Hill

Again, “Kamu” is not a very common first name. It’s a pretty great one. And the last name of “Grugier-Hill” scores points because it is hyphenated. Dibs on being the first writer to call the Eastern Illinois product “KGH” in the event that he crushes training camp, makes the final roster and becomes a star.

Forecasting Kamu Grugier-Hill in 2016

Weighing just 215 pounds, Grugier-Hill is not your typical linebacker. He is a hybrid linebacker-safety type who could eventually see time on settled defense as an outside linebacker in the appropriate scheme. In the meantime, Grugier-Hill is going to sweat in training camp contending against a slew of other special teams hopefuls.

Evaluating roster chances of every Patriots draft pick

Certainly, Grugier-Hill brings more to the table than fellow linebacker draft pick Elandon Roberts, so at least he has that going for him.

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