At one point in his career, new Seattle Seahawks cornerback Trevon Diggs was likely untouchable. He was a two-time Pro Bowler for the Dallas Cowboys and a one-time First-Team All-Pro after being a second-round draft pick in 2020. He is still only 27 years old.
But multiple knee injuries in the last few years have diminished his form and led him to bounce around the league a bit. Seattle is his third team in a year-plus. He hasn't played more than 11 games in a season since 2022. Last year, he split time between the Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers, and in nine games, he was pretty awful.
But he is now healthy again and proved just how healthy he is by doing well in preseason Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The starters won't play for either team, but Diggs will. When it comes to the cornerback, he doesn't need to show how well he can cover, but simply needs to prove he still has the speed to keep up with NFL receivers, even backups.
New Seattle Seahawks cornerback Trevon Diggs has a fantastic opportunity versus the Kansas City Chiefs
The former Dallas player only signed with Seattle a week ago and has only practiced four times. Yet, with a grand performance in Kansas City, he could move up the depth chart quickly. That could include all the way to CB3, just behind Josh Jobe and Devon Witherspoon.
Diggs' rise could be more indicative of the shallowness of the Seattle Seahawks' cornerback room than of Diggs' ability to be great. The hope is that he is still capable of excellence and can come close to his level in 2021, when he led the NFL with 11 interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns.
No downside exists for Seattle signing Diggs. He either makes the roster or he doesn't, and he either makes an impact or he doesn't. His contract is only for one season and $1,215,000, basically the league minimum. If he plays well, he will make a lot more money in his next deal, which would start in 2027.
That next step begins with how he does against Kansas City. The outcome of the game doesn't matter, but what happens in the game certainly does. Maybe Diggs doesn't play that much, but whatever he does will be important for him and other cornerbacks on the roster, such as Noah Igbinoghene and Nehemiah Pritchett.
Those two players are Diggs' biggest competition for CB3. Again, it says quite a lot that an often-injured veteran who has only been with the team for a week has a chance to beat out other players on the depth chart for a key spot, but Diggs has a couple of advantages.
One is that he is lengthy at 6'1," and the Seahawks could do with another tall corner. Diggs also played under Seattle defensive backs coach Karl Scott at Alabama, so the coach knows the player and vice versa. In essence, Diggs could be a free agent steal for the Seahawks, or a player that never really makes a difference in the Pacific Northwest.
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