h ▁round ▁pick ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁NFL ▁draft ▁exper ts ▁and ▁sc outs . ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁best ▁corner back ▁in ▁the ▁draft ▁by ▁Ble acher ▁Report , ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁best ▁corner back ▁by ▁Walter Foot ball . com , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁best ▁corner back ▁prospect ▁in ▁the ▁draft ▁by ▁D raft Sc out . com . ▁ ▁The ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁selected ▁Dig gs ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁( 2 0 0 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁corner back ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁signed ▁Dig gs ▁to ▁a ▁four - year , ▁$ 2 . 3 9 ▁million ▁contract ▁that ▁includes ▁a ▁signing ▁bonus ▁of ▁$ 1 1 5 , 3 5 2 . ▁ ▁Through out ▁training ▁camp , ▁Dig gs ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁first - team ▁nick el back ▁against ▁Bill ▁Bent ley , ▁Ne vin ▁Law son , ▁and ▁Moh ammed ▁Se is ay . ▁Head ▁coach ▁Jim ▁C ald well ▁named ▁Dig gs ▁the ▁backup ▁nick el back , ▁behind ▁Ne vin ▁Law son , ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁regular ▁season ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L