Trevon Diggs - 2020 NFL Draft Scouting Report

Trevon Diggs seems too good to be true. He was a starting cornerback at Alabama with great size, athleticism, and proven genetics as you may have heard of his older brother, Stefon. Yet, somehow, he is getting very little buzz as a first round draft prospect. It seems like most experts are not buying in so I wanted to check him out to see if there was a fatal flaw or if this could be a steal to help the Bears solidify their secondary. I decided to be tough on him and watch his game against LSU to see how he would do against multiple first round picks.

He didn’t do any drills at the combine but measured in at 6’1” and 205 pounds with very good length. With that size, he will be able to hang with any receiver.

Here, Diggs is paired up against Ja’Marr Chase, and Chase is really, really good. This makes Diggs looks really, really bad.

That is such a tough route and throw for a cornerback to adjust on, and Burrow and Chase made that touchdown look way too easy. Diggs completely lost track of Chase as he tried to adjust to the ball, and then it’s just an easy walk in the end zone.

One thing Diggs showed repeatedly is remaining physical with receivers.

He is on the tight end, Thaddeus Moss, and he is hand fighting with him the whole way. Moss breaks towards the sideline, and Burrow throws it about as perfect as it can be, but Diggs leaves absolutely no space for a completion, and although it was originally called a catch, it was overturned as Moss was forced to step out of bounds before completing the catch. That physicality showed up in his tackling as well as he did a good job of attacking the hip and wrapping the legs no matter if it was receiver, tight end, or running back.

There aren’t a ton of highlights from this game, but he hung with Ja’Marr Chase, who, if he was eligible would be the first receiver taken in this upcoming draft. Alabama trusted him to cover Chase on an island for a lot of this game and he got beat at times, but it wasn’t a slaughter by any means. It’s tough to judge a corner on a single game, especially against an elite receiver, but overall, I would feel good about the Bears taking a chance on Diggs. If Saban trusts him to cover an elite pass catcher by himself, that’s a pretty good indication of a man’s talent level. I’m not in love, but I dig Trevon.

Previous Scouting Reports
1. Tua Tagavailoa - Alabama
2. Joe Burrow - LSU
3. Jordan Love - Utah State
4. Justin Herbert - Oregon
5. Nate Stanley - Iowa
6. Tristan Wirfs - Iowa
7. AJ Epenesa - Iowa
8. Geno Stone - Iowa
9. Michael Ojemudia - Iowa
10. Willie Gay - Mississippi State
11. KJ Hamler - Penn State
12. Amik Roberson - Louisiana Tech
13. Laviska Shenault - Colorado
14. Trevon Diggs - Alabama