Jayden Higgins
| Iowa State Cyclones – No. 9 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Finance |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Westminster Christian (Palmetto Bay, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jayden William Higgins is an American football wide receiver for the Iowa State Cyclones. He previously played for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.
High school career
[edit]Higins attended Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay, Florida. As a senior, he had 23 receptions for 430 receiving yards and five touchdowns in five games. He committed to Eastern Kentucky University to play college football. Higgins also played basketball in high school.
College career
[edit]Higgins played two seasons at Eastern Kentucky, recording 87 receptions for 1,151 yards and 13 touchdowns. After the 2022 season, he transferred to Iowa State University.[1] In his first season at Iowa State in 2023, he started 12 of 13 games and had 53 receptions for 983 yards and six touchdowns.[2][3][4] In the 2023 Liberty Bowl, he had a school Bowl record 214 receiving yards.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iowa State adds transfer receiver Jayden Higgins to the 2023 football recruiting class". Des Moines Register. December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Iowa State's Jayden Higgins making connection with Rocco Becht". The Gazette.
- ^ "Expectations were high for Jayden Higgins, but the Iowa". Des Moines Register. October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa State receiver Jayden Higgins aims to turn good vibes into big gains". The Gazette.
- ^ "Peterson: Even after a 10-point Liberty Bowl loss, Iowa State's football future is bright". Des Moines Register. December 29, 2023.