![]() Higgins with Iowa in 2023 | |
No. 49 – Baltimore Ravens | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | February 14, 2002
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College: | Iowa (2020–2024) |
NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Roy Jebaz "Jay" Higgins IV [1] (born February 14, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Higgins was born on February 14, 2002, and attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. Higgins committed to play college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. [2] [3]
As a freshman in 2020 Higgins notched just two tackles. [4] In 2021, he totaled five tackles and a fumble recovery. [5] In week 9 of the 2022 season, Higgins recorded a career-high 11 tackles versus Northwestern. [6] He finished the season with 39 tackles with one and half going for a loss, and half a sack. [7] Higgins tallied 16 tackles in the 2023 season opener against Utah State. [8] In week 4, he notched a career-high 18 tackles versus Penn State. [9] Higgins was a semifinalist for the 2023 Butkus Award and a first-team all-Big Ten Conference selection by both the coaches and the media. [10] [11] In 2024, Higgins was again named first team all-Big Ten and won the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year. [12]
Iowa Hawkeyes | |||||||||
Season | Tackles | Sacks | Fumbles | INT | |||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Total | FF | FR | INT | PD | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 79 | 92 | 171 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2024 | 53 | 71 | 124 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Totals | 157 | 184 | 341 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.82 s | 1.64 s | 2.79 s | 4.35 s | 7.01 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [13] [14] |
Higgins signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2025. [15]