Las Vegas Raiders 2020 NFL Draft prospect profile: Trevon Diggs

Fit With Las Vegas Raiders

As previously mentioned, the Raiders secondary as it pertains to the cornerback position is quite thin. Though they have young talent, everyone outside of Trayvon Mullen are still in need of progression if they are going to heavily contribute to this defense facing the many weapons that exist in the AFC West.

In the one year that Mike Mayock has been in control, he’s taken two different cornerbacks who have some very similar attributes. It seems as though he has a type, and that type tends to be longer, big bodied, physical corners. second round draft pick Trayvon Mullen came in at 6-1 200 lbs with 31″ arms and fourth round draft pick Isaiah Johnson is 6-2 210 lbs with 33″ arms.

As mentioned earlier Trevon Diggs has similar measurements to Johnson, coming in at 6-1 210 lbs with 32 3/4″ arms.

Trevon is projected as someone who could need a scheme centric defense to really hit the ceiling of his true potential, thriving mainly in a coverage with a single high safety. Looking deeper into the Raiders defense last year, he could very well do just that from day 1. The Raiders ran a cover-1 and cover-3 defense more then any other package last year, specially against each of their division rivals.

Cover-1 is essentially man on the outside with a single high safety reading the qb and protecting the middle of the field. Cover-3 is basically the zone version with the corners and safety having deep third responsibility.

When it comes down to it, Trevon Diggs would be the perfect player to insert into this defense and make an immediate impact from day 1. He has all the size and physical tools that Mayock seems to like in his corners, and thrives in the type of defense that Paul Gunther is trying to be effective with. Don’t be surprised if Diggs is high on their big board with the 19th overall pick, or if they are able to trade back a few spots.