Trevon Diggs

Trevon De'Sean Diggs (born September 20, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Trevon Diggs
Diggs in 2020
No. 27 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-20) September 20, 1997
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:The Avalon School (Wheaton, Maryland)
College:Alabama
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:54
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:14
Interceptions:3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Diggs initially attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. After his sophomore year, he decided to transfer to The Avalon School in Wheaton, Maryland, to follow his football coach Tyree Spinner.[1]

He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. As a junior, he tallied 78 receptions for 1,008 yards and 15 touchdowns. As a senior, he had 1,269 receiving yards. He was a two-time All-Washington D.C. Metro selection at receiver. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[2]

College career

As a true freshman at Alabama in 2016, Diggs played safety, wide receiver and was a return specialist. He finished the year with five tackles and one forced fumble on defense, 11 receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown on offense and had 296 total return yards on special teams.

As a sophomore in 2017, Diggs switched to cornerback full-time.[3][4] He was a starter for the season opener against Florida State University, before being passed on the depth chart by Levi Wallace. He posted 6 tackles and 3 passes defended. He also played on special teams, returning 18 punts for 154 yards with a long of 21 yards, and 2 kickoffs for 74 yards.

As a junior in 2018. He was a starter during the first six games of the season, before being lost for the year with a broken foot he suffered against the University of Arkansas.[5] He finished the year with 20 tackles and an interception.

As a senior in 2019, he started 12 games, while registering 37 tackles, 3 interceptions (tied for second on the team), 8 passes defensed (tied for the team lead) and 2 fumble recoveries, including a 100-yard touchdown return. He returned an interception for an 84-yard touchdown, recovered 2 two fumbles (one for a touchdown) and had 100-plus combined return yards against the University of Arkansas. He had a career-high 10 tackles against Louisiana State University.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size
6 ft 1 3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 32 3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Diggs was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (51st overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.[7] In Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, Diggs forced a fumble on D.K. Metcalf at the goal line and the ball broke the plane of the endzone and went out of bounds, resulting in a touchback. Diggs was able to force the fumble after Metcalf slowed down and held the ball out with one hand near the goal line.[8] In Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns, Diggs recorded his first career sack on Baker Mayfield during the 49–38 loss. [9] In Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football, Diggs recorded his first 2 career interceptions off of passes thrown by Carson Wentz during the 23–9 loss.[10] He suffered a fractured bone in his foot in Week 9 and was placed on injured reserve on November 18, 2020.[11] On December 19, 2020, Diggs was activated off of injured reserve.[12]

Personal life

Diggs has three brothers, Darez (born 1995) and Stefon (born 1993), as well as Avon Diggs Jr. Stefon Diggs played for Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland while Darez Diggs played for Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC.

Diggs's father Avon died in January 2008 at the age of 39 due to congestive heart failure.[13] Darez played for the UAB Blazers[14] and the Morgan State Bears while Stefon, a wide receiver, currently plays for the Buffalo Bills.[15][16]

References
  1. "Avalon WR Trevon Diggs resists Maryland connection and signs with Alabama". February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. "Trevon Diggs picks Alabama over Maryland". November 7, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. "Tide's Trevon Diggs puts down roots on defense". August 5, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "Why Alabama is only using Trevon Diggs on defense". August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "Report: Alabama No. 1 CB Trevon Diggs Out for Season With Broken Foot". October 10, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. "Trevon Diggs Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. "Dallas Cowboys select ex-Alabama CB Trevon Diggs with No. 51 pick in the 2020 NFL draft". Dallas Morning News. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. "Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks - September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. "Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys - October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  10. "Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles - November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  11. Lenix, Matthew (November 18, 2020). "Roster Churn: Cowboys move Diggs to IR, shuffle PS, prep for Knight". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  12. Henry, Asa (December 19, 2020). "Cowboys roster shuffle: Trevon Diggs activated, two others added to IR". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. Auerbac, Nicole (August 13, 2014). "Whether family or football, Maryland's Stefon Diggs cherishes what can be lost". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  14. "Mar'Sean Diggs - 2018 Football Roster - University of Alabama at Birmingham".
  15. "How NFL star Stefon Diggs helps Alabama DB younger brother". May 2, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  16. "The Best Kind of Mistake". October 24, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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