Fadil Diggs

Position:
Big Skill
Height:
6-5
Weight:
260
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
East Camden, NJ
High School:
Woodrow Wilson
Prev School:
Texas A&M

Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse in December 2024 after graduating from Texas A&M ... Started all-12 regular season contests for Syracuse in his one season with the Orange ... Previously appeared in 33 games for the Aggies with 20 starts … Three-time team captain (twice with Texas A&M, once at Syracuse) … Across the two schools, had 120 career tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, three pass breakups and a blocked kick in his career.

Senior Year (2024): Honorable Mention All-ACC ... Started all-12 regular season games ... Team captain ... Led the team in both tackles for loss (14.0) and sacks (7.5) ... Also made 45 tackles on the season, had three quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup ... Made a career-high eight tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and two sacks in the season opener against Ohio (8/31) ... Had seven tackles and two tackles for loss in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Had six tackles and a quarterback hurry against Stanford (9/20) ... Had a pair of sacks and six total tackles at UNLV (10/4), including the overtime sack that setup the Orange's game-winning possession ... Had a solo tackle at NC State (10/12) ... Had 0.5 tackles for loss at Pitt (10/24) ... Recovered a fumble in overtime that sealed the win over Virginia Tech (11/2), also logging seven tackles and 0.5 sacks ... Had two tackles and a tackle for loss at Boston College (11/9) ... Had a sack, forced a fumble and added two tackles for loss at Cal (11/16) ... Had a sack and two tackles vs. UConn (11/23) ... Notched his third-straight game with a sack in the win over No. 6 Miami (11/30), adding three tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in the win ... Was held out of the bowl game as a precaution due to injury ... East-West Shrine Bowl invitee.

Junior Year (2023 at Texas A&M): Started all 12 regular season games ... Served as a season-long team captain ... Was second on the team with 11.0 tackles for loss, helping the Aggies finish fifth nationally as a team in the category ... Made 36 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, six quarterback hurries and two pass breakups on the season ... Made four tackles, two of which for loss, and had a pass deflection at Miami (9/9) ... Made a pair of solo tackles against Louisiana Monroe (9/16) ... Had three solo tackles and a tackle for loss in the SEC opener vs. Auburn (9/23) ... Tallied four tackles against Arkansas (9/30) ... Tied his career high with 2.0 sacks against Alabama (10/7), as part of a five tackle, two tackle for loss effort ... Notched a season-high six tackles and a sack at Tennessee (10/14) ... Posted a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss, and his third-straight game with a sack, to go with four total tackles and a pass breakup against South Carolina (10/28) ... Made two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Ole Miss (11/4) ... Had three tackles and a tackle for loss against Mississippi State (11/11) ... Made a pair of solo tackles and had a tackle for loss against Abilene Christian (11/18) ... Posted one tackle in the regular season finale at LSU (11/25) ... Entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the regular season.

Sophomore Year (2022 at Texas A&M): Was a team captain and started all eight games he appeared in, while battling through injuries ... Made 28 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and a quarterback hurry on the season ... Recorded five tackles against Sam Houston (9/3) in the season opener ... Notched two tackles against App State (9/10) ... Made four solo and and six total tackles in the win over Arkansas (9/24), setting what was a new career high ... Registered six tackles, including a season-high 3.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and 2.0 sacks, at Alabama (10/8) ... Recorded a strip-sack, his second-straight game with a forced fumble, at South Carolina (10/22) ... Tallied four tackles against Ole Miss (10/29), his final game of the season ... Earned the Aggie Defensive Leadership Award and the Strength & Conditioning Defensive Award.

Freshman Year (2021 at Texas A&M): Played in all 12 games ... Had nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a blocked kick and a quarterback hurry ... Registered four tackles and a sack in the season-opening win over Kent State (9/4) ... Added two tackles and a quarterback hurry against South Carolina (10/23) ... Recorded two tackles, 1.5 for loss, and blocked a kick against Prairie View A&M (11/20).

2020 at Texas A&M: Made his collegiate debut and logged his first set of tackles in the win at South Carolina (11/7).

High School: Coached by Preston Brown at Woodrow Wilson High School ... Was named 2019 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year ... Tallied 99 tackles including 19.0 sacks and added five forced fumbles in his career ... On the offensive side of the ball, recorded 67 catches for 1,033 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Was a 4-star recruit according to all three national outlets and a top-four prospect in the state of New Jersey ... Was the No. 35 overall transfer in this cycle at the time of his commitment, to Syracuse according to 247Sports and was the No. 8 edge in the portal according to On3.

Personal: Son of Toma Robinson and Mark Diggs ... From East Camden, N.J., brother of Syracuse commit Fatim Diggs