Trevon Diggs has agreed to a new deal with the Dallas Cowboys, likely opening the flood gates to the club getting their group of young stars under contract for the foreseeable future. Diggs, who won’t turn 25 until Week 3 of the season, led the league in interceptions in 2021 with 11, the most since former Cowboy Everson Walls had that total back in 1981.
Diggs didn’t set the market at the position, though. His five-year, $97 million deal barely placed him in the top five. In the era when the next man up normally sets the market, the $19.4 million average could represent the Cowboys doing well in the negotiation with the Maryland native. Here’s a look at the top-paid defensive backs in the NFL, all numbers per Over The Cap.