When Trevon Diggs actually takes the field for the Dallas Cowboys, he’s undoubtedly one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL.

But it’s no secret that the two-time Pro Bowler hasn’t been the most reliable player on the roster in recent years, missing a total of 21 regular-season games for America’s Team over the past two seasons due to multiple injuries to his left knee.

Nevertheless, Diggs has recorded 20 interceptions over the course of his five-year career, which already has him in the 14th position on the Cowboys’ all-time list.

And if the Alabama alum can tack on a few more during the upcoming 2025 campaign, which obviously means he’ll need to be healthy enough to be on the field to do so, he can make a little franchise history by getting himself into the top 10.

Here’s a quick look at how the leaderboard currently shakes out.

Rank

Player

Cowboys INTs

Mel Renfro

Everson Walls

Charlie Waters

Dennis Thurman

Michael Downs

Cornell Green

Lee Roy Jordan

Terence Newman

Cliff Harris

Chuck Howley

Darren Woodson

Don Bishop

Mike Gaechter

Trevon Diggs

As you can see, Diggs needs just five picks to surpass Hall of Fame linebacker Chuck Howley to take the No. 10 spots on his own.

For those unfamiliar with Howley, the six-time All-Pro is still the only player ever to win Super Bowl MVP for the losing team, winning the award in the Cowboys’ 16-13 defeat to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 5. That obviously has nothing to do with what we’re discussing here, but that’s always a fun fact to throw out there.

Now, it’s certainly worth noting that more than half of Diggs’ career interception total came during that incredible 2021 campaign in which he earned First-Team All-Pro honors after recording a league-high 11, matching the single-season franchise record first set by the great Everson Walls during his rookie season in 1981.

Diggs recorded three picks as a rookie in 2020 and another three in 2022, at which point he was given a five-year, $97 million extension.

But just a few days after recording his first interception of the 2023 season in Week 2 against the New York Jets, he tore his ACL in practice, thus putting him on the shelf for the rest of the year.

And while he appeared in 11 games a season ago, adding two picks to his career total, he was never quite right and was ultimately shut down in mid-December. Diggs later underwent a complicated knee procedure, one from which he’s obviously still recovering, as he was placed on the PUP list to open training camp.

It’s unclear when the 26-year-old will return, but the Cowboys are naturally hoping it’s sooner rather than later. Because whether Diggs makes this little piece of franchise history or not, the team is better with him on the field.