The Seattle Seahawks signed cornerback Trevon Diggs on Wednesday morning, according to sources. Jordan Schultz was first on it at 10:47 a.m. Pacific Time.
Seattle signed Diggs one day after ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the team hosted him for a tryout. Clearly, the Seahawks brass liked what they saw.
Sources: The #Seahawks are signing 2x Pro Bowl CB Trevon Diggs.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 19, 2026
Diggs, who’s still just 27 years old, has 20 career INTs and 63 passes defensed and is set to compete for a role in a secondary dealing with injuries. pic.twitter.com/akkhtanrvK
Diggs has been through the gambit as an NFL player, making two pro bowls in his first three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys in 2021 and 2022 before being cut this past December. The Green Bay Packers tried to
get something out of him during the playoffs, but also released him in January. He went through free agency, minicamp, and OTAs teamless, but got a look from the Detroit Lions during training camp. He tried out with them on August 9th, likely to shore up defensive back depth after they cut Terrion Arnold, but didn’t sign. Now, the Seahawks have both Diggs and Arnold.
Diggs will bring a veteran presence to the defensive backfield, but he is more of a role player than a versatile fill-in. He’s great at taking the ball away; his 20 interceptions in just 67 games is a staggering ratio. He’s big and physical, measuring inwith a frame of 6’1 ⅜” and 205 pounds during pre draft testing, but most notably, 32.75-inch arms during 2020 pre-draft testing, which you can tell the lankiness of just by looking at the picture above. However, he didn’t test for speed, explosiveness, or agility, which are arguably the three most important attributes for a CB. He lacks the athleticism to play man at all, and must be used cautiously in zone with the knowledge he’s as prone as anyone to allowing big plays. He lets those scenarios happen, and just sometimes takes it away to make up for it. A lot of those takeaways are when QBs make a poor throw, and he uses his ball skills- which are truly elite- to pop up in the right place.
At first, I was curious that head coach Mike Macdonald and defensive coordinator Aden Durde might want to use him at safety. The more I think, though, I could see them using a hodge-podge of players to replace Nick Emmanwori just in case he’s out. More defensive line pressure with Tyrice Knight and Rylie Mills would force bad throws for Diggs to pop up and grab in a more two-level approach to defense than they run with Emmanwori in the hybrid role. That's something I'll be looking for from the second unit in the final two preseason games.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks sign former Cowboys and Packers CB Trevon Diggs
