Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Football - New Jersey

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Fadil Diggs

Defensive end/Wide receiver
WOODROW WILSON HS
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

93.5

Tackles

17

Sacks

5

Forced fumbles

11

Touchdowns
“Fadil Diggs can do anything on a football field. He’s a completely dominant player. I’ve been coaching high school football in New Jersey for 23 years and I’d say he’s one of the top three talents I’ve seen.”
Brian Bowers
Head Coach Head coach at Delbarton School
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 245-pound senior defensive end and wide receiver had led the Tigers to a 9-2 record, the Group 3 South title and a berth in the regional championship game at the time of his selection. Diggs has recorded 93.5 tackles, 17 sacks and five forced fumbles through 11 games, while catching 64 passes for 1,006 yards and 11 touchdowns. A First Team All-State and All-Conference honoree, he has been selected to play in the 2020 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.

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Academic Achievement

Diggs has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at Texas A&M next fall.

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Exemplary Character

Diggs has served as a student mentor and has volunteered locally on behalf of an elementary school reading initiative and youth football programs.