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Stefon Diggs

Stefon Diggs is a wide receiver or reception leader for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League of America. Stefon Diggs was formerly playing for the Maryland Football Club and was later on selected to play for the Minnesota Vikings in 2015, during the fifth round of the National Football League (NFL) draft.

Early Life and Family 

Stefon Diggs was born on November 19, 1993. He then grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America. He used to play knee football with his brothers and started playing football in his early days of boyhood. His dad used to be the first coach who made them play football and learn football skills.

He was born into a Christian family. His father’s name was Aaron Diggs and his mother’s name was Stefanie Diggs. He lost his father due to congestive heart failure when he was barely 14 years old. From an early age, he had to take care of his mom, his half-sister Porche Green, and his two brothers Trevon and Darez.

Due to the early demise of his father, we can certainly tell that he went through hardships from the early stages of his boyhood and rather held the responsibility of a father and a mentor for his siblings. It is also believed that Stefon also has another half-brother Aaron, whose information has not been revealed to this date.

Due to the early demise of his father, we can certainly tell that he went through hardships from the early stages of his boyhood and rather held the responsibility of a father and a mentor for his siblings. 

Stefon’s brother Daren plays for UAB Blazers from Washington D.C. as a comeback. In the meantime, his younger brother, Trevon is also preparing himself under the mentorship and guidance of Stefon to get into the NFL under the mentorship and guidance of Stefon. Trevon on the other hand won the championship in college at Alabama and was ranked number two on NFL.com. He finally got selected for the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys.

Education

Stefon went to Ourlady of Good Counsel High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. He got scholarships from many reputed universities like the University of Florida, Cal State University, Ohio State University, and so on, but he continued his college degree at the University of Maryland.

There is no doubt that he chose to join the University of Maryland on Feb 10, 2012, to stay close to his family as we already know that he was a father figure to his siblings from a very young age.

He got an athletic scholarship at the University of Maryland where he played on the Maryland Terrapins Football Team under Coach Randy Edsall.

Career

Throughout his college years, he never missed any game as a wide receiver except for a few times when he had injuries. He became highly dedicated to his compassion towards football.

He formerly played for Maryland Football and played for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2015 NFL Draft. Being a rookie in his football career, he showed an excellent performance in 13 games.

He played for Minnesota Vikings as a wide receiver from 2015 to 2019 where he signed a four-year contract of $2.5 million. After the completion of a four-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings, with 365 receptions for 4623 yards and 30 receiving touchdowns. He was then associated with the Buffalo Bills ever since he was traded from the Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Caption: Stefon Diggs during his game Source: Super Stars Bio

Awards and Achievements 

Talking about his achievements, Stefon had successfully earned many titles and awards for his outstanding game-changing performances. If we talk from the beginning of his football career, Stefon won the Second-Team All-Big-Ten award during his college days.

Similarly, he also had been honored and awarded with the PWFA-All Rookie Team. He also received NFL Reception leadership and NFL Receiving Yards leadership in the year 2020. In addition, he also received Pro Bowl honorship and All-Pro First team in the years 2021 and 2020 respectively.

Net Worth  2024

Stefon has been successfully accumulating all his assets through football and endorsements with sports brands. His net worth is roughly around $12.5 million.

Besides his keen interest in football, sources have reported that he had a high interest in fashion and footwear so he has recently been endorsing the Jordan brand so we believe he is getting paid a beautiful sum of money. Previously he was endorsing Adidas.

Relationship Status

It is rumored that Stefon Diggs is currently dating a media personality Tae Heckard who is originally from Seoul, South Korea. Stefon has a daughter from her ex-girlfriend Tyler. Her name is Nova Diggs she is also known as a celebrity kid. However, the reason for the splitting of the couple is unknown.

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Caption: Stefon Diggs and Tae Heckard posing for a photo Source:wife

Stefon Diggs – Body Measurements

Stefon Diggs has dark skin with a muscular physique of a height of 1.83m and a weight of 83kg. He has a sound aura with dark-colored hair. He is a handsome man with qualified taste in fashion and footwear.  

Stefon Diggs – Social Media 

Stefon Diggs recently deleted all of his Instagram photos and has uploaded just one photo with his daughter. We still have no clue why he deleted all of his pictures. He has a verified account with 1.2 million followers on Instagram.

He joined Twitter in May 2014 and has followers of 452k. Likewise, he predominantly tweets about the generosity needed in life and similar quotes related to life lessons and goes with the Twitter handle @stefondiggs.