Inside Alabama's defensive back meeting room, Trevon Diggs is consistently seated next to Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Diggs, who moved from wide receiver to cornerback after last season, has been trying to learn as much as possible from Fitzpatrick and is regularly asking questions and seeking advice. And that extends beyond the meeting room. It also takes place on the practice field and, according to Fitzpatrick, even when the two are in the car together.

"I played the position before, and he knows I know what I'm doing, so he trusts me asking me questions about it," said Fitzpatrick, a first-team All-American who has played both safety and cornerback at Alabama. "He's just soaking it all in and trying to learn."

It's helping.

Diggs has seemingly bounced back after giving up several long passing plays during the Tide's spring game in April and remains the favorite to win Alabama's open starting cornerback job.

"He's gotten a whole lot better," cornerback Anthony Averett said. "He's getting more experience and practicing more reps. The more reps you get, the better you get. You know how to react to more. You see more. I know that worked for me."

Saturday's scrimmage was the latest test for the 6-foot-2, 195-pound Diggs.

And while Diggs gave up a touchdown, it came on a strange play. Diggs was in good position on a long pass to freshman wide receiver Devonta Smith and deflected the ball. It, however, bounced right to Smith, who caught it and ran the rest of the way for a touchdown.

Diggs, though, had an interception during an earlier matchup with Smith.

"He did a really good job (in the scrimmage)," Fitzpatrick said. "He did what he's supposed to do, just doing his job, made a couple of plays. Obviously he's going to mess up. He's a young guy, but he came back and did what he's supposed to do."