The New York Jets have been floated as a possible home for Trevon Diggs, with NFL analyst Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report calling them a “logical landing spot” for the free agent cornerback.
Diggs is still available, and Knox pointed to both his age and his upside when healthy. “Diggs is still just 27 years old and could quickly resurrect his career if 100 percent healthy,” Knox wrote. “Given the way the past few seasons have gone for him, though, he might make the most sense for a rebuilding team willing to take a risk on a risk-reward player in its secondary.”
That kind of gamble would come with obvious baggage, but it also comes with real production. Diggs has 20 interceptions in his NFL career and was once one of the league’s top corners before tearing his ACL in 2023. He played for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers last season.
The Jets, meanwhile, are coming off a brutal stretch. NYJ became the first team in NFL history not to record a defensive interception and lose five straight games by 23 or more points within a single season. Even so, the organization has tried to reshape the roster in a major way this offseason.
Before the draft, the Jets added Geno Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders, Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins and T’Vondre Sweat from the Tennessee Titans, while also signing Demario Davis and Tim Patrick.
Their 2026 draft class included David Bailey, Kenyon Sadiq, Omar Cooper Jr., D’Angelo Ponds, Darrell Jackson Jr., Cade Klubnik, Anez Cooper and VJ Payne.
Fitzpatrick brings a proven ball-hawking presence of his own. The five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro has 21 career interceptions, and he described the appeal of moving around in the secondary this way: “I like moving around,” Fitzpatrick said, via ESPN.
“I like being able to give the quarterback different looks. I think when you just sit in a high post all game, they know you're back there and they could dial stuff up for you, but they could also avoid you.
So, I like being a chess piece.”
With Fitzpatrick already in place, adding Diggs would give the Jets another veteran defender with a history of taking the ball away. Training camp is approaching, and the question now is whether New York is willing to make that move.
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