If there’s one defensive element that has been making headlines since the season started, it’s cornerback Trevon Diggs. It should be noted that the organization still does not understand how they could have had such a gift in the second round of 2020. The truth is that the boy looked promising in his first campaign, but he has managed to exploit all his skills in his second year.
On his own, he had a total of seven interceptions in the first six games of the season. Helping the Cowboys reach their bye week with an undisputed 5-1 record. True, the team had a shaky November month and are currently 8-4, but Diggs is still producing. As seen with his ninth interception against the Saints last Thursday night.
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As things are going, Trevon has what it takes to make his sophomore year very special. He still has a five-game schedule with the Cowboys, four of which will be divisional games. Therefore, you will have the opportunity to not only increase your numbers, but to break records, both in the organization and throughout the NFL.
In and of itself he is already very close to the Everson Walls franchise record in 1981, which ended with 11 interceptions in his rookie year with the particularity that he was an agent who did not select the Draft. Also, with his ninth interception against the Saints on Thursday, Diggs has joined Walls as the only players in Cowboys history to have recorded at least nine interceptions in the first 12 games of the season.
But that’s not all, the cowboy cornerback could set a league-wide all-time record. Up to now, the only NFL player with a total of 14 interceptions is Dick “Night Train” Lane, who did it in 1952 for the Rams. If Diggs can surpass this mark or at least match it, we are talking about a historic event in the discipline of great magnitude.
Trevon has the advantage of having a 17-game season, something the players we mentioned above did not have. However, the competition has become much more complicated and the level of demand in the discipline is much higher.
At the time that Lane achieved his record for the year 1952, he only played in a total of 12 games. The percentage of interceptions that season was 7.4%. A very different case from this year, where only 2.4% of the passing plays have been intercepted. Certainly, the level of the quarterbacks is currently much more complete, as well as that of the receivers. And while defensive backs must also keep up with coverage and various situations, it is much more complex to be able to get an interception. Much more to achieve a pick 6, which Diggs has managed to do on a couple of occasions.
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Clearly it should be noted that current trends in the league largely encourage the use of passing plays. Where the running back figure has been a little more relegated and is only used in a strategic plan to gain yards or low-yard scores. In this matter, Diggs could have a wide advantage as he will have five more encounters where he can exploit his abilities much more.
Undeniably, his previous high school and early college wide receiver experience has given Diggs even greater advantages in getting the ball back. By already knowing the routes of play and the position, it is a fact that it will continue to be a threat to opposing offenses. Now what remains to be seen is whether he will be able to continue increasing his numbers.
The cornerback will have a great challenge this Sunday at FedExField against the Washington team. What is clear is that he will have the opportunities necessary to make his season even more memorable than it already is.
