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Stan Becton | krikya18.com | April 3, 2024

Stefon Diggs: College football career, stats, highlights, records

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Before Stefon Diggs became one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, he put his electrifying talents on display at Maryland.

Here's more on Diggs' college career.

The vitals on Stefon Diggs

School: Maryland
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190 pounds
Years active: 2012-2014

Here are Diggs' career stats in college.

YEAR GAMES REc Rec Yds YPC Rec TD Pass TD KOR TD
2012 11 54 848 15.7 6 1 2
2013 7 34 587 17.3 3 0 0
2014 10 62 792 12.8 5 0 0
Career 28 150 2,227 14.8 14 1 2

Diggs a native of Gaithersburg, Maryland, signed with Maryland over offers that included Ohio State, Florida and more, per .

What kind of prospect was Stefon Diggs in high school?

Diggs is one of the greatest players in Maryland high school football history, starring at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic High School in Olney, Maryland. Diggs was a consensus five-star recruit, rankings as the No. 1 player in Maryland, No. 2 wide receiver nationally (behind Dorial Green-Beckham) and a top-10 player in the entire country.

Diggs played both wide receiver and defensive back at Good Counsel, earning a selection to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, first-team all-state honors, All-Met honors from the Washington Post and more. During his senior year, Diggs had 770 yards receiving and 8 receiving touchdowns with 277 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. Defensively, he made 31.5 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack as a senior. During Diggs' junior year, he had 810 yards receiving with 23 touchdowns.

What was Stefon Diggs' record in college?

Diggs and Maryland finished a combined 18-20 during his career, advancing to a bowl game in his final two seasons.

Records set by Stefon Diggs

  • 2nd in Maryland single-season all-purpose yards (1,896)

Which awards did Stefon Diggs win in college?

Here are the awards and honors Diggs won in college:

  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2014)
  • Honorable mention All-ACC (2013)
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