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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) |
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Jayden William Higgins is an American football wide receiver for the Iowa State Cyclones. He previously played for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.
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.
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]
The Iowa State Cyclones football program is the intercollegiate football team at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The team is coached by Matt Campbell. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference, and are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member of the NCAA. The Cyclones play their home games at Jack Trice Stadium, with a capacity of 61,500. The Iowa State Cyclones football team drew an average home attendance of 60,384 in 2023, the 28th highest in college football.
James Robert Doran was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1951–1959) and the Dallas Cowboys (1960–1961). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense. He played 94 games as a defensive lineman, usually defensive end, and 115 games as a tight end.
Todd Blythe is a former gridiron football player who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Iowa State University. He is currently serving as an offensive assistant for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Nathan Scheelhaase is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive assistant and passing game specialist for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Iowa State University in 2023.
The 2012 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game held on December 31, 2012, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 54th edition of the Liberty Bowl began at 2:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference against the Conference USA champion Tulsa Golden Hurricane. It was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. With sponsorship from AutoZone, the game was officially the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
The Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University in American football.
The 1972 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 5–6–1 record, finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 319 to 238. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
Allen Jamel Lazard is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State, initially signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He also has played for the Green Bay Packers.
Hakeem Butler is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa State, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions, Edmonton Elks, Pittsburgh Steelers, and St. Louis Battlehawks.
The 2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Campbell. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
Charlie Kolar is an American professional football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State.
Breece Maelik Hall is an American professional football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State, where he was a two-time All-American and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Hall was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Samuel Joseph LaPorta is an American professional football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was named the Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2022. He was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, Laporta was named a second-team All-Pro and voted to the Pro Bowl. He also broke the NFL record for receptions by a rookie tight end, along with breaking Detroit franchise records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns by a tight end.
Landen Akers is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Iowa State.
Xavier Hutchinson is an American professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Blinn and Iowa State.
Chase Allen is an American professional football tight end for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Iowa State.
Jaylin Noel is an American football wide receiver for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Jeremiah Cooper is an American football defensive back for the Iowa State Cyclones.
La'Michael Pettway is an American professional football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Iowa State Cyclones. After going unselected in the 2020 NFL draft, Pettway played for the Aviators of The Spring League (TSL) in 2021, then for the Michigan Panthers (2022) and Birmingham Stallions (2023) of the United States Football League (USFL), before signing his first NFL contract with the Indianapolis Colts in 2023.
Joseph Scates is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He previously played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and for the Memphis Tigers.