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Fadil Diggs

Defensive End, New Orleans Saints · #40.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Defensive End
Number: 40
Born: Oct 15, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace: East Camden, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 257 lbs
College: Syracuse
Experience: 1 season
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 5	vs ATL	L 45-24	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Fadil Diggs (FAH-deel; born October 15, 2001) is an American professional football 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Fadil Diggs, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Diggs attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey. 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. As a result, he was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year. A four-star recruit, Diggs committed to play college football at Texas A&M University over offers from Georgia, Ohio State, and Tennessee.

Texas A&M

After playing sparingly in 2020, Diggs totaled nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a sack in 2021. As a junior in 2023, he recorded 36 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and four sacks. Following the conclusion of the season, he entered the transfer portal.

Syracuse

On December 19, 2024, Diggs announced that he would be transferring to Syracuse University to play for the Syracuse Orange. 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.

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