1. Stefon Marsean Diggs was born on November 29,1993 and is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
76 Facts About Stefon Diggs
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Stefon Diggs played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Stefon Diggs led all NFL receivers in 2020 with 127 receptions and 1,535 receiving yards.
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Stefon Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans in 2024 and later signed a three-year deal with the Patriots the following season.
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Stefon Diggs attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he played football and ran track.
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Stefon Diggs recorded 810 yards receiving with 23 touchdowns as a junior in 2010, and was runner-up for the Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year.
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Stefon Diggs was timed at 4.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
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Stefon Diggs was considered the second-best wide receiver recruit in the nation and was rated as the No 1 recruit in the state of Maryland by Rivals.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked as the No 13 prospect in the nation and the No 3 athlete in the class of 2012 by ESPN.
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Stefon Diggs chose to stay close to home and committed to the University of Maryland on February 10,2012.
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Stefon Diggs had scholarship offers from Florida, USC, Cal, Ohio State, and Auburn, among others.
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Stefon Diggs accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Maryland in College Park, where he played on coach Randy Edsall's Maryland Terrapins football team from 2012 to 2014.
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Stefon Diggs ranked second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and eighth nationally with 172.4 all-purpose yards per game, while his 1,896 all-purpose yards were the second most in a single season in school history, trailing only Torrey Smith, who posted 2,192 yards in 2009.
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Stefon Diggs ranked fifth in the conference in receiving yards, second in kick return average, and fifth in punt return average.
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Stefon Diggs led the team in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions.
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Stefon Diggs totaled 223 all-purpose yards, which came on 57 receiving yards, 68 yards on five punt returns and 98 yards on three kickoff returns against Connecticut.
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Stefon Diggs started at wide receiver vs Wake Forest, and recorded a second straight 100-yard receiving game with 105 yards on five receptions; his 63-yard reception in the fourth quarter was the longest by a Terp for the season and set up the game-winning touchdown by Justus Pickett.
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Stefon Diggs earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for his play.
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Stefon Diggs totaled 152 yards on a season-high 11 receptions, including a 66-yard touchdown against Boston College, earning ACC Rookie of the Week for the third time.
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Stefon Diggs recorded eight catches for 82 yards at North Carolina, had four kick returns for 146 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown return to open the second half.
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Stefon Diggs completed his first career pass for an eight-yard touchdown at the end of the first half.
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Stefon Diggs finished second to Miami's Duke Johnson in the ACC Freshman of the Year voting.
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Stefon Diggs was an honorable mention All-ACC selection by the media and coaches despite the injury.
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Stefon Diggs began his sophomore campaign with an impressive game against FIU, recording 98 yards receiving and one touchdown and 70 return yards on three kickoffs.
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Stefon Diggs had 110 receiving yards and a touchdown against Connecticut.
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In that game, Stefon Diggs managed to pull in eight catches for 67 yards.
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Stefon Diggs earned second team All-Big Ten Conference honors from the coaches and was named an honorable mention All-Big Ten honoree by the media.
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Stefon Diggs led the team in receptions with 62, receiving yards with 792 and receiving touchdowns with five all in ten games.
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Stefon Diggs had three 100-yard receiving games for the season, which tied for fourth in the conference.
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Stefon Diggs brought in six catches for 112 yards and a touchdown at Indiana.
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Stefon Diggs posted a team-high seven catches for 52 yards and a score against Ohio State.
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Stefon Diggs tallied a team-high nine receptions for 130 yards and took a short screen pass 53 yards for a touchdown against Iowa.
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Stefon Diggs missed the Michigan State game due to suspension and the final two games due to a lacerated kidney.
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Stefon Diggs ran the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds at the 2015 NFL Combine and stood on those numbers at his Pro Day.
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Stefon Diggs ran the 20-yard shuttle in 4.11 seconds and had a 60-yard long shuttle time of 11.46 seconds.
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Stefon Diggs was selected in the fifth round with the 146th overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2015 NFL draft.
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Stefon Diggs was inactive during the Vikings' first three games of the season.
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Stefon Diggs officially received the starting wide receiver role, opposite that of teammate Mike Wallace, against the Detroit Lions in Week 7.
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Stefon Diggs put up his second straight 100-yard game, hauling in six passes for 108 yards; in the third quarter, Stefon Diggs beat veteran cornerback Rashean Mathis with a double move then laid out to make a highlight-reel 36-yard touchdown catch in the end zone, the first of his NFL career.
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Since Randy Moss in 1998, Stefon Diggs was the first Vikings rookie to record consecutive 100-yard games, and 80 or more receiving yards in his first three games.
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In Week 9, Stefon Diggs led the team in receptions and yards and recovered a fumble by Adrian Peterson in the Vikings' overtime win over the St Louis Rams.
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Stefon Diggs recorded two receptions for 46 yards in the Vikings week 10 win over the Oakland Raiders.
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In Week 12, against the Atlanta Falcons, Stefon Diggs recorded four receptions for 31 yards.
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On January 19,2016, Stefon Diggs was named to the Pro Football Writers of America's 2015 NFL All-Rookie team.
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In Week 2, Stefon Diggs posted another stellar performance against the Packers on Sunday Night Football.
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Stefon Diggs was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, becoming the ninth different Viking to earn NFC Player of the Week honors under head coach Mike Zimmer.
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Stefon Diggs was part of a receiving duo, along with Adam Thielen, that became the first pair of Vikings wide receivers with 900 yards each since Randy Moss and Cris Carter accomplished that back in 2000.
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Stefon Diggs finished the season with 84 receptions on 111 targets for 903 yards and three touchdowns.
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On September 11,2017, in the season opener against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, Stefon Diggs caught seven receptions for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
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In 14 starts, Stefon Diggs finished with 849 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked 65th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Stefon Diggs finished the 2018 season with 102 receptions for 1,021 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked 73rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Stefon Diggs finished the 2019 season with 63 receptions for 1,130 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked 54th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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Stefon Diggs quickly developed a rapport with Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
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Stefon Diggs tied Eric Moulds for the franchise record in receptions during a single season with exactly 100.
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Stefon Diggs became the quickest player in NFL history to reach 100 catches in a single season with a new franchise.
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Stefon Diggs's efforts earned him the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award.
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Stefon Diggs earned his first Pro Bowl honor of his career and was voted First Team on the Associated Press' All-Pro Team.
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Stefon Diggs later explained that he stayed behind to "embrace the moment, take it in as it [was]" and motivate himself to perform better the following year.
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Stefon Diggs recorded his first game of the season with over 100 receiving yards in week 4 against the Houston Texans.
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Stefon Diggs surpassed this total with 162 yards and a touchdown on eight catches during a Week 10 win over the Jets.
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Stefon Diggs was named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year, finishing the season with 1,225 receiving yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked 26th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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Stefon Diggs finished the 2022 season with 1,429 receiving yards and a career-high 11 touchdowns on 108 receptions.
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Stefon Diggs was named as a Pro Bowler for the third consecutive season.
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Stefon Diggs later attributed his outburst to the events of that season.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked 16th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.
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Stefon Diggs started off the 2023 season with at least 100 receiving yards in five of his first six games.
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Stefon Diggs was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
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In Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Stefon Diggs scored his first career rushing touchdown.
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Stefon Diggs finished the 2024 season with 47 receptions for 496 yards and three touchdowns.
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On March 28,2025, Stefon Diggs signed a three-year $63.5 million contract with the New England Patriots.
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Stefon Diggs's younger brother Trevon is a cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Stefon Diggs's father died in January 2008 leaving Stefon Diggs, who was 14 at the time, to take more responsibility as a father figure for his younger brothers, which is why he ultimately chose to stay close to home when choosing a college.