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Diggs vs Woolen. This is one of the matchups I’ll be keeping an eye on this Sunday. Fangio isn’t walking Mitchell all over the field. Terry McLaurin is getting Quinyon most of the time. Diggs is getting Woolen unless Washington motions him inside, and that’s not a cheat code or anything. That’s Cooper DeJean for a snap. Woolen is bigger, longer, and faster. 6-4, 210, 33 plus inch arms, 4.26, 42 inch vert. He can run with almost anybody and still get a hand on the ball at the catch point. Diggs is 6-0, 191, 4.46. He was never a pure burner in the NFL sense. He’s a technician. He doesn’t stack long corners the way he did in Buffalo. What he still does is sell the stem, snap off the break, and win leverage. Woolen wins the race and the jump ball. Diggs wins the first five yards and the cut. Last season Diggs put up 85 for 1,013 with New England. PFF loved him (top 10). Almost all of it was short and intermediate, aDOT in the 8s, only two drops, and a high catch rate. That’s the player Washington bought... a chain mover, not a 50-50 guy. Woolen’s 2025 tape in Seattle was decent, but not special. Coverage grade in the 60s, allowed around 55% completions, about 5 yards per target, a few scores. He still got his hands on balls. Career 12 picks. He’s a real starter but he’s not erasing WR1s every week. Diggs is the better player right now. Woolen has the better body for this assignment. Washington’s new offense is huddle, under center, play action, more two tight end. Terry moves around. Diggs is the other outside guy with some slot mixed in. Philly is Fangio. Two high look before the snap, then cover 3, quarters, cover 6. Woolen off or match on the boundary, press when they want to get physical. That’s where the matchup is. - When Woolen plays off, Diggs can work the hitch, the out, and the option. - When Woolen presses, Diggs has to win the release or Daniels has to get off it. - When Fangio drops into zone, Diggs is hunting the hole on the over and the crosser. - When it turns into man late, it’s Woolen’s length against Diggs hands. Jayden knows Woolen should win anything vertical. Isolated 9, fade, late ball over the top if the rush is there. He won’t throw that unless it’s perfect. Diggs should win the 8 to 18 yard stuff, the crosser versus Cover 3, the option versus cushion, the comeback if Woolen sits on the go. Watch Woolen’s hands, he’s not exactly a DPI machine, but over four years in Seattle he took about 36 flags for around 400 yards. If he grabs at the stem, Diggs doesn’t have to win clean. Diggs is savvy. Red zone is Woolen unless Washington uses a rub or Daniels scrambles. Slot snaps just trade a Woolen for DeJean match up. What I’ll be watching - First quarter: is Woolen giving a cushion or putting his hands on him? - Third and 6: Diggs option versus Woolen trailing. That’s the snap. - Play action over: if the safety rotates late, Diggs can hit the window. - If Fangio closes it and Carter wins, the target never comes. If it’s a real game, Diggs is looking at 6 to 9 targets. A few underneath, one chunk if they time it. Not a 140 yard day. Not a donut either. Woolen wins if this turns into a track meet. I think Diggs wins if it stays a route game.