The Dallas Cowboys followed up their CeeDee Lamb pick by taking Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs, a steal in the second round.
The Dallas Cowboys played their board in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and took Oklahoma’s stellar wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
That pick didn’t help their defense any, but the Cowboys circled back in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft and got themselves a potential steal.
With their second-round pick, 51st overall, the Cowboys took Alabama’s Trevon Diggs, a cornerback prospect with all kinds of upside.
Diggs is the brother of Stefon Diggs in case you haven’t read that 100 times in other places, and he was also a wide receiver at the start of his college career.
That fact alone might give the Cowboys and their fans some pause about his ability to make an instant impact, but Diggs’ size and athletic ability help make up for his technical deficiencies at this point in his playing career.
The Cowboys suffered some big losses defensively in the 2020 offseason, notably Byron Jones in the secondary.
It’s not going to be easy for Trevon Diggs to fill Jones’ shoes or production, but he’s going to have to be fast-tracked in his development and thrown to the wolves.
Word has it the Cowboys were considering Diggs with their 17th overall pick before Lamb presented himself with that pick. That means that this is, in essence, an ideal scenario.
Over the past two seasons at Alabama, Diggs picked off four passes and broke up another 14. As a former wide receiver, you know he’s going to have better ball skills than a lot of corners coming out and those receiver skills will come in handy especially in man coverage and deep downfield as he will be able to play the ball like a wideout.
Great job by Dallas of getting a player they liked in round one all the way down at 51.