You Should Probably Stop Throwing at Trevon Diggs

For the amount of nonstop wall-to-wall coverage the Dallas Cowboys receive from the national media because they were good 35 years ago, the team has a 23-year old shutdown cornerback whose flying under the radar. Let’s give Trevon Diggs his flowers.

On Sunday afternoon, the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants. I will not share the final score nor discuss the game at large because every player on the Giants got injured and Dak Prescott’s flat ironed brim hat infuriates me.

BUT, Trevon Diggs put on a show. Recording 5 tackles, deflecting 2 passes and snatching an interception from Mike Glennon’s extremely long neck, Diggs solidified himself as the favorite for the Defensive Player of the Year.

Diggs leads the league with 10 pass deflections and 6 interceptions. He’s the first player in NFL history to grab 5 interceptions in the first five games of the season. He’s most likely going to break the single-season interception record of 14.

Prior to Kadarius Toney busting his ass a couple times, Trevon Diggs entered this week with a 28.4 quarterback rating when the ball is thrown in his direction which led the NFC.

What makes this run so fascinating is that it’s only his 2nd year in the league so he isn’t the established lockdown corner yet. He doesn’t get the same respect as a Champ Bailey or Darrelle Revis or Jalen Ramsey. For some reason, quarterbacks still keep testing and these are the results of the test.

TREVON DIGGS DOES IT AGAIN.

SIX INTS IN FIVE GAMES.

(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/wxyjVT3wkG

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 10, 2021

Why is Mike Glennon on an NFL roster?

When we talk about the best defenders in the league, we tend to focus on the pass rushers like TJ Watt, Aaron Donald or Khalil Mack but Trevon Diggs has put his name into that tier of greatness.

Also—and most importantly—fuck the Dallas Cowboys.