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27 Aaron Diggs

  • Position LB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Auburn, Ala.

Biography

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Saw action in 12 games on the season
  • Played primarily on special teams
  • Totaled 12 tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss on the year
  • Had seven solo tackles
  • Recorded a season-high four tackles, including three solo stops, and 1.0 tackle-for-loss in the road win at ULM (Oct. 8)
  • Tallied three tackles in the home win over Georgia Southern (Oct. 1)
  • Posted two tackles in the regular-season road loss at James Madison (Nov. 26)
  • Picked up one tackle in home games versus Buffalo (Sept. 17) and Old Dominion (Oct. 15), and on the road at Marshall (Oct. 29)
  • Also took the field versus East Carolina at the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (Oct. 27)


2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Did not see any game action on the year
  • Named the Most Improved Linebacker over the 2022 spring practice season


2020 (Freshman)

  • Received a medical redshirt
  • Missed the season while recovering from shoulder surgery
  • Did not see any game action on the year
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 fall semester


High School

  • Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN
  • Also ranked as a two-star recruit by 247Sports
  • Played safety, linebacker, and running back at Auburn High School for head coach Adam Winegarden
  • Tabbed the 2019 Opelika-Auburn News Breakthrough Player of the Year his senior year
  • A 2019 ASWA Class 7A All-State selection at running back
  • Named to the Opelika-Auburn News All-Area first team in both 2018 and 2019
  • Led Auburn High School to a 9-4 overall record and past the second round of the state playoffs in 2019 for the first time since 2013 with a semifinals appearance
  • Switched from defense to offense full time early in the season his senior year
  • In just three games on the defensive side of the ball in 2019, he recorded 23 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble
  • After moving over to the offense, he rushed 268 times for 1,605 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2019
  • Also caught 19 passes for 485 yards and seven touchdowns out of the backfield his senior year
  • Totaled 42 carries for 200 yards and three touchdowns in the win over McGill-Toolen to advance to the state semifinals
  • Tallied 44 solo tackles, 4.0 sacks, forced three fumbles and recovered five fumbles on defense in 2018 as a junior
  • Also carried the ball 28 times for 155 yards and one touchdown as a junior in limited offensive action
  • Also lettered in track & field
  • Born in Heidelberg, Germany and has also lived in Fort Worth, Texas, McDonough, Ga., and Honolulu, Hawai'i


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2020Freshman

    LB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Spur
    5'11" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    27