Fadil Diggs
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East Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
_01.jpg) Diggs with Syracuse in 2024 | |
| No. 40 – New Orleans Saints | |
|---|---|
| Position | Outside Linebacker |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 15, 2001 East Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 261 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Camden, New Jersey) |
| College | |
| NFL draft | 2025: 7th round, 254th overall |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Fadil Diggs (FAH-deel; born October 15, 2001) is an American professional football Outside linebacker 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]
College career
Texas A&M
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]
Syracuse
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]