Fadil Diggs: DL · Syracuse · #10.
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Fadil Diggs
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2024: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 4 tackles for loss against Ohio — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 13 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs Ohio | 8 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs No. 23 Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-26vs Stanford | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-41@ No. 25 UNLV | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-37@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-25@ California | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs UConn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-38vs No. 8 Miami | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 28 | 13.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%13 TFLSack rate
17%7 sacksHurry rate
7%3 hurries42 tackles · 13 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
60.5%
596 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
626 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
42 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #75 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas A&M and Syracuse, 15 sacks — drafted at #254 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson and Fran Brown.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 2nd NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 2nd NFL season
