Logan Diggs

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Logan Diggs
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Diggs in 2023
Ole Miss RebelsNo. 22
Position Running back
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2002-03-17) March 17, 2002 (age 22)
Boutte, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, Louisiana)

Logan Alexander Diggs (born March 17, 2002) is an American football running back for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and LSU Tigers.

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Early life and high school

Diggs grew up in Boutte, Louisiana and attended Archbishop Rummel High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Notre Dame over offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, LSU, Memphis, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and USC. [2]

College career

Notre Dame

During Diggs's true freshman season in 2021, he played in the last eight games where he handed 52 carries for 230 yards and three scores along with six passes for 56 yards and a score. [3] During the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, he made 9 rushes and 29 rushing yards while receiving five targets and four catches for 21 yards. [4] During the 2022 season, he played in 12 games and finished the season with 821 rushing yards and four touchdowns. [5] During the 2022 Gator Bowl, he finished the game with 170 all-purpose yards while making 13 carries for 89 yards and also made a 75 yard touchdown pass making it the second longest touchdown reception during a bowl game in the program's history. [6]

On April 27, 2023, Diggs announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [7] On May 16, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to LSU. [8]

LSU

During the 2023 season, he started to become one of the top rushers at LSU after the Week 4 game against Arkansas where he completed 97 yards on 14 carries. [9]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2021 Notre Dame 80522304.42636569.3201
2022 Notre Dame 1271658215.05141021121.1752
2023 LSU 1081196535.535788210.3180
2024 Ole Miss 000000000000
Career30153361,7045.151142434914.5753

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References

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