The first of which is Stefon Diggs, drafted by Minnesota in the 5th round of the 2015 draft. He quickly proved to be a draft steal for the Vikings, providing a 1-2 punch alongside Adam Thielen and became a franchise legend due to the Minneapolis Miracle. After being traded to Buffalo, he has earned back-to-back Pro Bowls in both years with the Bills.
The second active player is Quandre Diggs, drafted one round after Stefon by the Lions (Surprisingly though, they aren't related). Stuck in the perpetual quagmire of Detroit, in wasn't until he was traded to Seattle that he truly flourished. Providing an excellent replacement after the Earl Thomas flameout. While he hasn't been as good as Thomas was, he's still a very good player that the Seahawks defense sorely needs. He's even carved out a little niche as a ballhawk. Intercepting 13 passes over the past two-and-a-half seasons.
Finally, we have the most recent entry into the Diggs Echelon of Eliteness, Trevon Diggs. Trevon's burst onto the scene in a big way this year. If Quandre Diggs could be considered a ball hawk, than Trevon Diggs is a BALL EAGLE. Dude's brought back interceptions like it's the 80's all over again. Tying the Cowboys franchise record in interceptions and shattering all recent interception trends. Dude's on an absolute tear and you can't help but be impressed
So in summary, while Diggs may be a pretty rare last name for NFL players, the ones that do have that name have a pretty good track record
I’m gonna tell you the truth, I can count with one hand the amount of times in a game I’ve thought “Damn it Trevon Diggs is a liability this game! He is allowing so many yards!”
95% of the time I think “awesome game by Trevon Diggs! Blocking balls and intercepting them!” Then I watch a stat that goes like “Trevon Diggs allowed 500 yards this game” and I think to myself “what?! When?!” I definitely see him being targeted but I never think he is a liability, it never makes me feel like it costs us games.
However he has in fact been a contributor to win us many games.
Trevon Diggs is the player with most interceptions in 40 years! An interception can save or seal a game.
Is simple boys, we’ve seen both type of corners, the quite shutdown in Byron Jones, and the wild play maker in Trevon Diggs, now I ask YOU cowboys fans, which one would you choose? Personally, I’ll take Diggs 10/10 times
Yards allowed 856 vs 907
QB Rating 76.8 vs 55.8
Targets 113 vs 103
Completions 61 vs 54
Yards Per Completion 14 vs 16.8
Completion Percentage 54% vs 52.4%
Interceptions 3 vs 11
Touchdowns 3 vs 4
PFF is trolling the fuck out of Diggs for clicks. 50 yards and 1 TD vs 8 picks equals worst season ever.
Diggs seems to get a lot of hate because he gives up a lot of yards. Whatever, they hate us cuz they anus. But, a ton of those yards are due to the safety not making a play
Teams seem to stay away from underneath routes because they know Diggs will jump on it. On deep passes he purposefully play underneath hoping for an under throw knowing he has safety help. I can think of three big plays on the top of my head where the safety was in position but didn't make the play, and those yards count against Diggs
Per ESPN/Pro Football Reference Diggs has 14 passes defensed on the year, tied for second with Marshon Lattimore behind J.C Jackson (16).
Per PFF, Diggs has 14 combined interceptions/ passes defensed which is tied for second in the league with J.C Jackson behind Marshon Lattimore (16)
If PFF grades matter to you, Diggs currently has a grade of 53.2, however this is significantly hindered by his run defense grade of 35.0. Diggs has been much better in coverage (59.0) while having one of the harder jobs in the league as Dallas plays man coverage at the highest rate in the league. While Diggs has not faired well in man coverage (42.7) he's near the top of the league in zone coverage grade (73.9).
Is Diggs a 1st team all pro this year?
I don’t care how much he wants. If he wants to be the top paid safety, pay him, we have 55 mil in cap space and that’s before the inflation next year. Pay him.
Diggs came through the drive through at the McDonald’s in West Seneca just now and gave every employee 200 dollars. My friend got some and a pic with him. Absolutely insane
