The Green Bay Packers’ secondary struggles have become starkly clear. The waiver claim of Trevon Diggs reveals deep cornerback concerns and a desperate search for talent.
Trevon Diggs is the newest member of the Green Bay Packers. He was cut by the Dallas Cowboys a few days ago and the Packers claimed him off waivers just before the New Year.
The Packers rostering both Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs would have seemed magical just a few years ago, and Parsons being a Packer is indeed the best, but Diggs isn't the same player he was when he went to two Pro Bowls (in 2021 and 2022).
In 2021, Diggs notched 11 interceptions, including two taken back to the house for a touchdown. He was elite as they come. The next season wasn't as good, but he still picked off three interceptions and was a Pro Bowler.
It's been a slow but steady decline ever since then for Diggs, though. He's dealt with injury as well as a drop off in play. He had just one pick in 2023 and two in 2024.
And then there's been this 2025 season, which has seen him struggle with a concussion and a right knee injury. Not only has he not grabbed an interception this season, but he's also without a pass defended. He's been a malcontent as he has not been happy with Dallas' defensive scheme. Not only that, but after Dallas' most recent game against the Washington Commanders, he refused to fly home with the team.
That was one of the reasons Dallas cut him, but was he still playing at a high level the Cowboys could have easily gotten over that decision.
The truth of the matter is that Diggs has not been good for a few years now. So much so that despite how big of a name he is, the Packers were the only team to put a claim on him.
Diggs is who he is at this point of his career, but the fact that the Packers were the only team desperate enough to snatch him up goes to show you how little confidence Brian Gutekunst has in his current secondary.
Let's leave Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams out of the equation, because they both are good safeties and borderline elite.
What's not elite, and not even close, is Green Bay's cornerback room, though. Keisean Nixon is the de facto CB1 and despite the confidence he clearly has in himself, he's a terrific kick returner masquerading as a top cornerback.
Across from Nixon has been Carrington Valentine, who has developed a terrible habit of whiffing on no-doubt tackles. He's also prone to getting beat because of his aggressiveness, but he's a former seventh-round pick, so you get what you get in that instance.
The Packers signed Nate Hobbs this offseason but he's played in just 11 games this season due to injury and when he does play, he's a liability. Things have gotten so bad that the Packers signed practice squad cornerbacks Shemar Bartholomew and Jaylin Simpson to the active roster. If you're asking yourself who those two players are, you're not alone.
So yes, Diggs has been terrible in 2025, but can things get any worse for the Packers at cornerback?
Perhaps the chance to play in the playoffs this season will reignite his abilities. Heck, if the Packers get even 25-percent of the player that Diggs was in 2021, he'll easily be their best cornerback.
It's a desperate move by the Pack, but desperate times call for desperate measures.