Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs lands NFL Top 30 spot above his brother Stefon

Over the last month, the NFL has slowly been revealing its “NFL Top 100” list in descending order. This ranking is voted on annually as an off-season poll by NFL players. Peers vote on their favorite players from the prior season and the responses are tallied up to create a top 100. So far, five Dallas Cowboys have been on the list from No. 100 to No. 21 (1-20 have not been revealed yet).

Each week, NFL Network does a show revealing a certain number of players at a time.

The Cowboys to make the list so far are:

• CeeDee Lamb, No. 95 (This is his first time making the list)
• Tyron Smith, No. 94
• Zack Martin, No. 68
• Dak Prescott, No. 44
• Trevon Diggs, No. 23

Cornerback Trevon Diggs took the league by storm last year, although his play was lofted by some and criticized by others. There is no denying his interception ability, as he led the league with 11 picks in just his second season. However, some were unhappy with Diggs’s “all or nothing” type of mentality. He would take risks to try and get interceptions, which often ended up in blown coverage yards.

It’s the reason why PFF continually gave him a poor cornerback grade despite his impressive interception count. Apparently, his peers don’t seem to think the coverage-yard issue matters all that much. The Cowboys CB went from never making this list to the top 30.

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs lands at No. 23 on NFL Top 100, gets compliments from Micah Parsons and D.K. Metcalf, and has more banter with his brother WR Stefon Diggs

In the segment where Diggs was revealed, NFL Network showed footage of Cowboys LB Micah Parsons and Seattle Seahawks WR DK Metcalf talking about the breakout corner.

Parsons tells the interviewer that the moment he knew his teammate was the real deal was when Diggs had back-to-back picks in the Cowboys’ Week 4 game against the Carolina Panthers last season. The LB admired that the defensive back would dive for balls to make big plays and take big risks to get it done.

Metcalf had high praise for the Cowboys CB as well:

“Man, I don’t know why quarterbacks still try to throw at him. I mean he’s one of the best corners in the league,” the Seahawks star said.

Clearly the 23-year-old is admired by many, including his older brother, Buffalo Bills WR Stefon Diggs. The two have never had a chance to play each other in an NFL or college football game — although they did get to face off in the Pro Bowl — but that doesn’t stop them from having brotherly trash talk with each other.

During training camp, Trevon told NFL Network that if the two faced each other in a Super Bowl, Stefon would get no catches against him. It’s all banter, though, and the two clearly have mutual respect for each other.

When Trevon was interviewed during “NFL Top 100” filming, interviewers asked him who he thought was deserving of a spot. The first person he thought of — his brother.

“Of course, I’m going to say my brother. I don’t think no one can cover him… except me,” the corner said with a smile and a giggle.

His brother did make it. However, the little bro won this time. Stefon was ranked just three spots below at No. 26. I’m sure that caused some fun trash talk within the Diggs family.

The Cowboys CB is well deserving of a spot this high in the 2022 rankings, and it probably means a lot more coming from his peers.