Jayden Higgins
Awards & Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - WR & Offensive Newcomer of the Year (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23, F23)
2023
Played in 13 games, making 12 starts in his first season at ISU ... had a huge impact on the offense, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors ... finished with 53 receptions for 983 yards and six touchdowns ... averaged 18.5 yards per catch, the seventh-best single-season average in school history ... had five receptions of 40 or more yards ... was second in the Big 12 averaging 75.6 receiving yards per game, recording three 100-yard receiving games ... one of just five receivers in school history to have two career 150-yard receiving games and just the third player (Tracy Henderson, Hakeem Butler) to post two 150-yard receiving games in a season ... in the Liberty Bowl against Memphis, caught nine passes for 214 yards, both career highs, and the second-most yards in a game in school history and the most-ever in a bowl game by a Cyclone ... was the third player in 65-year history of the Liberty Bowl to have 200-plus receiving yards in the game ... had six receptions for 172 yards against Cincinnati, including a 75-yard reception that was the longest non-scoring catch at ISU dating back to 1971 ... finished with eight receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown against Iowa ... recorded seven receptions for 104 yards against Texas and five catches for 74 yards and a touchdown against Baylor.
At Eastern Kentucky
Played two seasons and accumulated 87 receptions for 1,151 yards and 13 touchdown receptions ... had a breakout sophomore season, finishing with 58 receptions for 757 yards and 10 touchdowns ... 10 receiving touchdowns tied for 15th nationally ... had three multi-TD games and two 100-yard receiving games as a sophomore ... made seven catches for 185 yards against Charleston Southern ... finished with career-best nine receptions in season finale against Gardner-Webb ... averaged 13.2 yards per catch in his two seasons at the school ... earned Second Team All-Atlantic Sun honors from Phil Steele.
High School
Prepped at Westminster Christian School ... had 23 receptions for 430 yards and five touchdowns in five games as a senior in 2020 ... earned all-county honors as a junior, tallying 27 receptions for 490 yards and four touchdowns.
Personal
Majoring in finance.
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