As a rookie, he deflected 14 passes, including three interceptions, despite battling injuries and debuting without a preseason, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 6-2 cornerback had nabbed three interceptions his senior season at Alabama, breaking up eight passes on the year. When the Cowboys selected Diggs in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft, no trait mesmerized them more than his ball skills. MORE: 32 things we learned from Week 5 of 2021 NFL season The franchise hasn’t even had a player intercept six passes throughout a full season in 14 years.ĭiggs’ message to Saban now: “Thank you.”ĬOWBOYS: Dak Prescott acknowledges ‘mental fog’ hit on injury anniversary vs. Prior to Diggs, no Cowboys player had intercepted a pass in each of the first five games of a season in 50 years.
“We’ve got to get to work,” he told a then-teenaged Trevon Diggs.įast forward to Sunday night, and Trevon Diggs-now a second-year cornerback-was securing his whopping sixth interception in five games this season. Stefon Diggs ditched the sympathy card in favor of motivation.
“I was hurt at first, honestly,” Diggs said Sunday night after his Cowboys beat the Giants, 44-20. Saban believed Trevon Diggs’ length would translate even more powerfully at defensive back. He’d arrived at Alabama eager to play offense, his cornerback skills evident in high school but his offensive potential also ranked highest of any Maryland product in the 2016 recruiting class. The younger brother of NFL receiver Stefon Diggs wanted to be a receiver, too. Watch Video: NFC Week 5 overreactions: Giants have to stomach another lost seasonĪRLINGTON, Texas – When Nick Saban first floated the idea, Trevon Diggs cried.
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