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Jay Higgins

LB · Iowa

Jay Higgins

LB · #34 · Iowa

Profile

Measurements: 6'2" · 232 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8367
Class rank: #1646 · 2020
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
High school: Brebeuf Jesuit

Returning player.

Career

340 Tackles · 9.0 TFL · 3.5 Sacks · 5 Int

On a roster 2020–2024. Statistics held for 2020–2024.

2024

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−0.5

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Illinois State

Missouri *

Iowa State

Troy

@ Minnesota

@ Ohio State

Washington

@ Michigan State

Northwestern

Wisconsin

@ UCLA

@ Maryland

Nebraska

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

124 Tackles · 2.5 TFL · 1.0 Sacks · 4 Int

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
6	@ Ohio State	L 7–35	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD
Bowl	vs Missouri *	L 24–27	6	4	0	0	0	0
14	vs Nebraska	W 13–10	12	4	1	0	2	0
13	@ Maryland	W 29–13	8	4	0.5	0	0	1
11	@ UCLA	L 17–20	4	2	0	0	1	0
10	vs Wisconsin	W 42–10	10	7	0	0	1	1
9	vs Northwestern	W 40–14	8	5	0	0	0	0
8	@ Michigan State	L 20–32	14	4	0	0	0	1
7	vs Washington	W 40–16	14	5	0	0	1	0
6	@ Ohio State	L 7–35	14	6	1	1	0	0
4	@ Minnesota	W 31–14	9	1	0	0	0	1
3	vs Troy	W 38–21	7	2	0	0	0	0
2	vs Iowa State	L 19–20	11	6	0	0	1	0
1	vs Illinois State	W 40–0	7	3	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS
13	@ Maryland	W 29–13	1	0
9	vs Northwestern	W 40–14	1	10
4	@ Minnesota	W 31–14	1	0
2	vs Iowa State	L 19–20	1	5

2023

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−0.5

−2

−1

−0.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Utah State

Tennessee *

@ Iowa State

Western Michigan

@ Penn State

Michigan State

Purdue

@ Wisconsin

Minnesota

Northwestern *

Rutgers

Illinois

@ Nebraska

Michigan *

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

171 Tackles · 5.0 TFL · 2.0 Sacks · 1 Int

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
13	@ Nebraska	W 13–10	0	0	1
7	@ Wisconsin	W 15–6	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD
Bowl	vs Tennessee *	L 0–35	16	14	1	1	1	0
14	vs Michigan *	L 0–26	14	5	0	0	0	0
13	@ Nebraska	W 13–10	8	3	0.5	0	1	0
12	vs Illinois	W 15–13	12	6	0	0	0	1
11	vs Rutgers	W 22–0	8	2	1	0	0	0
10	vs Northwestern *	W 10–7	12	6	2	1	0	0
8	vs Minnesota	L 10–12	14	2	0.5	0	1	0
7	@ Wisconsin	W 15–6	13	7	0	0	0	0
6	vs Purdue	W 20–14	12	2	0	0	0	0
5	vs Michigan State	W 26–16	12	4	0	0	0	0
4	@ Penn State	L 0–31	18	10	0	0	0	0
3	vs Western Michigan	W 41–10	9	4	0	0	0	0
2	@ Iowa State	W 20–13	7	2	0	0	0	1
1	vs Utah State	W 24–14	16	12	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
6	vs Purdue	W 20–14	1	0	0

2022

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

South Dakota State

Kentucky *

Iowa State

Nevada

@ Rutgers

Michigan

@ Illinois

@ Ohio State

Northwestern

@ Purdue

Wisconsin

@ Minnesota

Nebraska

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

38 Tackles · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 Sacks

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS
12	@ Minnesota	W 13–10	4	3	0	0
11	vs Wisconsin	W 24–10	2	1	0	0
10	@ Purdue	W 24–3	4	3	0	0
9	vs Northwestern	W 33–13	12	7	0	0
6	@ Illinois	L 6–9	1	0	0.5	0
5	vs Michigan	L 14–27	7	4	0.5	0
4	@ Rutgers	W 27–10	5	2	0.5	0.5
3	vs Nevada	W 27–0	2	0	0	0
1	vs South Dakota State	W 7–3	1	0	0	0

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	vs Wisconsin	W 24–10	1	3	3.0	0	3

2021

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Indiana

Kentucky *

@ Iowa State

Kent State

Colorado State

@ Maryland

Penn State

Purdue

@ Wisconsin

@ Northwestern

Minnesota

Illinois

@ Nebraska

Michigan *

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

5 Tackles · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 Sacks

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
5	@ Maryland	W 51–14	0	0	2

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO
5	@ Maryland	W 51–14	2	2
4	vs Colorado State	W 24–14	1	1
3	vs Kent State	W 30–7	1	0
1	vs Indiana	W 34–6	1	0

2020

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

@ Purdue

Northwestern

Michigan State

@ Minnesota

@ Penn State

Nebraska

@ Illinois

Wisconsin

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

2 Tackles · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 Sacks

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
11	@ Minnesota	W 35–7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

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