Trevon Diggs may not have needed any extra juice, but Mike Evans handed him some anyway.
In Week 5, the Seattle Seahawks cornerback was on the wrong end of a pointed moment from the 49ers receiver. After a play, Evans grabbed the back of Diggs’ jersey to check the name on it, a move that made the message pretty clear: Evans didn’t seem concerned about who was covering him.
For Diggs, that kind of slight can stick. For the Seahawks, it might also come at the right time.
Seattle brought Diggs in hoping he could still be a difference-maker, and there’s still a real player there. He was once a First-Team All-Pro for the Dallas Cowboys, even if injuries have repeatedly interrupted his recent seasons.
He’s also new to the Seahawks, which means casual observers may not have much interest in the résumé behind the jersey grab. But inside the building, the appeal is obvious: a motivated Diggs is exactly the kind of corner Seattle could use.
That need is part of what makes Week 6 interesting. Josh Jobe has started on the outside for Seattle, but he hasn’t been particularly effective for much of the season.
Evans was able to have his way with him in Week 5, and there’s no automatic reason to think the matchup suddenly becomes easier from here. Jobe also isn’t a tall corner, which can be a problem against bigger receivers like Evans.
Diggs, by contrast, is three inches taller than Jobe. Seattle signed him before the season, then released him and brought him back to the practice squad before elevating him to the active roster. Even then, his Week 5 role was tiny - he was on the field for just eight plays and barely showed up on the stat sheet.
The Seahawks could choose to give him a larger share of the snaps against a Broncos offense that has struggled. That would mean taking a chance, though.
Jobe did play well in 2025, and Diggs hasn’t been consistently healthy or productive in several years. There’s no guarantee that a bigger workload for Diggs automatically turns into better defense.
Still, Seattle may not have anyone with a stronger personal reason to show up this week. Diggs already had his healthiest offseason since 2022, and he still hasn’t gotten much run on the field. Now the Seahawks need help, and he has a chance to answer after Evans’ bit of disrespect.
Whoever ends up seeing the most action - Diggs, Jobe, or even Nehemiah Pritchett - the biggest job will be slowing down Jaylen Waddle. Diggs and Waddle were teammates at Alabama in 2018 and 2019, but that history probably won’t matter much when Week 6 kicks off.
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