Alabama will be without one of its top defensive players for a while.

Starting cornerback Trevon Diggs suffered a broken foot against Arkansas on Saturday and is out indefinitely, Nick Saban announced Monday.

Saban first learned about the injury on Sunday.

It's a big loss for the Crimson Tide.

In his first season as a starter, Diggs had been establishing himself as one of the SEC's top cornerbacks. Through six games, the junior has 20 tackles, an interception and a team-high six pass breakups.

It's also the latest blow for the Alabama secondary, which had already lost two backups to season-ending injuries -- cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis and safety Daniel Wright.

In addition to the Diggs injury, it was also announced Monday that reserve tight end Kedrick James has a high ankle sprain and is "probably going to be out for a little while as well."

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.