4 Dallas Cowboys who should change their number
By Randy Gurzi
3. Trevon Diggs, from No. 27 to No. 7
When the Dallas Cowboys elected to take CeeDee Lamb in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, there were those who were furious. It wasn’t that they had any issue at all with Lamb, but they felt as though the offense had enough firepower and needed more defenders.
In the end, they were right about the defense staying bad. But that didn’t mean Dallas didn’t land some players capable of making that side of the ball better.
In the second round, for example, they ended up taking Alabama defensive back Trevon Diggs. As a rookie, Diggs was thrown in the fire and had his share of problems. But he also had his share of great plays.
He finished 2020 with 58 tackles and three picks while missing four games after a teammate injured him inadvertently. Diggs was also credited with 14 pass breakups and nearly had another two or three interceptions on the season that just went through his hands.
As for his second season, Diggs is expected to be even better with all that experience under his belt. He would look better as well if he were to switch from No. 27 to No. 7, the number he wore for the Crimson Tide. Defensive backs wearing single-digits would look nice, and Diggs should be one of the first Cowboys to take advantage.