![]() Diggs with Syracuse in 2024 | |
No. 40 – New Orleans Saints | |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | East Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | October 15, 2001
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Woodrow Wilson ( Camden, New Jersey ) |
College: | |
NFL draft: | 2025: 7th round, 254th pick |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Practice squad |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Fadil Diggs ( FAH-deel ; born October 15, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and Syracuse Orange. Diggs was selected by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Diggs attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey. [1] As a senior, playing both offense and defense, he recorded 65 catches for 1,031 yards and 11 touchdowns, and 95.5 tackles, 21 sacks, and five forced fumbles. [2] As a result, he was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year. [3] A four-star recruit, Diggs committed to play college football at Texas A&M University over offers from Georgia, Ohio State, and Tennessee. [4] [5]
After playing sparingly in 2020, Diggs totaled nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a sack in 2021. [6] As a junior in 2023, he recorded 36 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and four sacks. [7] Following the conclusion of the season, he entered the transfer portal. [8]
On December 19, 2024, Diggs announced that he would be transferring to Syracuse University to play for the Syracuse Orange. [9] [10] He was the team captain, and against UNLV, he tallied two sacks, being named the Nagurski Award's National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. [11] [12]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 257 lb (117 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.57 s | 1.60 s | 2.67 s | 4.39 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 26 reps | ||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [13] [14] [15] |
Diggs was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 254th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft. [12] On August 26, Diggs was waived by the Saints and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [16] [17]