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#136 Overall, Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys, #12 Cornerback
2022: Pre-Season Rank: #133. Peak Period: 2020-23*
A four-year veteran with the Dallas Cowboys, Trevon Diggs was named the PFWA Most Improved Player in 2021, in a year where he was a First Team All-Pro. Digges went to his second straight Pro Bowl in 2022, but a torn ACL early in the 2023 Season derailed his push for a third.
*Diggs has only played four seasons.
Alex Van Halen named to the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame
The Modern Drummer Magazine has named Alex Van Halen as their latest Hall of Fame inductee.
Creating their own Hall of Fame in 1979 with Gene Krupa as its inaugural inductee, the publication has named a single inductee every year, with Van Halen as its new member. Forming multiple bands with his brother Eddie, the band Van Halen rocketed to stardom in the late 70s, with Alex holding the sticks from day one.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our congratulations to Eddie Van Halen.
#77 Overall, Justin Simmons, Atlanta Falcons, Free Safety, #5 Safety
2022: Pre-Season Rank: #131. Peak Period: 2019-23
Justin Simmons joins the Atlanta Falcons after eight years in Denver, the last five of which saw him named to the Bowl and/or secure a Second Team All-Pro. The co-leader in Interceptions in 2022 (6) has 30 career picks going into this campaign.
#96 Overall, Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens, #4 Tight End
2023: Pre-Season Rank: #123. Peak Period: 2019-23
Andrews has emerged as one of the top receiving Tight Ends in the 2020s, having been a First Team All-Pro in 2021 and securing three Pro Bowls in his six years of NFL service. Last year, Andrews suffered an injury that derailed his season, but a healthy Andrews in 2024 could be named to his second First Team All-Pro and help anchor the Ravens to a Super Bowl.