The University of Alabama has another former defensive back on the rise in the National Football League.
Trevon Diggs was a wide receiver/cornerback for the Crimson Tide from 2016 to 2019.
He was on two Southeastern Conference championship teams (2016, 2018) and one College Football Playoff National Championship team in 2017. Diggs came in Alabama’s 2016 signing class as a four-star from Maryland. After becoming a full-time cornerback in 2018, he would post four career interceptions — including one for a touchdown. His length, range, physicality, and ball skills allowed him to be chosen in the second round (No.