Jay Higgins — Iowa · CFB Pirate

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JAY HIGGINS

LB · IOWA

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2024 SEASON (FINAL) · PLAYER TREND REPORT

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

120-TACKLE SEASON

2024 season

120-TACKLE SEASON

2023 season

2024 SEASON (13 GMS): DEFENSE: 124 TCKL, 2.5 TFL, 1 SACKS, 4 INT

CAREER (37 GMS): DEFENSE: 334 TCKL, 6.5 TFL, 3.5 SACKS, 5 INT

TREND NOTES

Jay Higgins has averaged 6.0 tackles per game in his 3 career meetings with IOWA ST, against 9.3 versus everyone else -- 35% below his usual output.
Jay Higgins had his 4th INT of the season vs MARYLAND on 11/23/24. He has 5 in his career.
Jay Higgins has 17 games with 10+ tackles in his career (6 this season).
Jay Higgins had a career-high 18 tackles vs PENN ST. on 9/23/23.

WIN SHARES

His share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.

Season	Win Shares	Defense	Team wins	Share of wins	Division rank
2024	0.75	0.75	8	9%	174 of 8,164 (FBS)
2023	1.58	1.58	10	16%	40 of 11,079 (FBS)
2022	0.28	0.28	8	4%	879 of 10,965 (FBS)

2024 GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
08/31/2024	vs. ILLINOIS ST.	7	0	0	0	--
09/07/2024	vs. IOWA ST.	11	0	0	1	--
09/14/2024	vs. TROY	7	0	0	0	--
09/21/2024	@ MINNESOTA	9	0	0	1	--
10/05/2024	@ OHIO ST.	14	1	1	0	--
10/12/2024	vs. WASHINGTON	14	0	0	0	--
10/19/2024	@ MICHIGAN ST.	14	0	0	0	--
10/26/2024	vs. NORTHWESTERN	8	0	0	1	--
11/02/2024	vs. WISCONSIN	10	0	0	0	--
11/08/2024	@ UCLA	4	0	0	0	--
11/23/2024	@ MARYLAND	8	0.5	0	1	--
11/29/2024	vs. NEBRASKA	12	1	0	0	--
12/30/2024	@ MISSOURI	6	0	0	0	--
TOTALS	13 GMS	124	2.5	1	4	0

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
2022 SEASON
09/03/2022	vs. SOUTH DAKOTA ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/10/2022	vs. IOWA ST.	0	0	0	0	--
09/17/2022	vs. NEVADA	2	0	0	0	--
09/24/2022	@ RUTGERS	5	0	0.5	0	--
10/01/2022	vs. MICHIGAN	7	0	0	0	--
10/08/2022	@ ILLINOIS	1	0	0	0	--
10/22/2022	@ OHIO ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/29/2022	vs. NORTHWESTERN	12	0	0	0	--
11/05/2022	@ PURDUE	4	0	0	0	--
11/12/2022	vs. WISCONSIN	2	0	0	0	--
11/19/2022	@ MINNESOTA	4	0	0	0	--
11/25/2022	vs. NEBRASKA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/31/2022	@ KENTUCKY	2	0	0	0	--
2023 SEASON
09/02/2023	vs. UTAH ST.	16	0	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ IOWA ST.	7	0	0	0	--
09/16/2023	vs. WESTERN MICH.	9	0	0	0	--
09/23/2023	@ PENN ST.	18	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	vs. MICHIGAN ST.	12	0	0	0	--
10/07/2023	vs. PURDUE	12	0	0	1	--
10/14/2023	@ WISCONSIN	13	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	vs. MINNESOTA	14	0	0	0	--
11/04/2023	@ NORTHWESTERN	12	2	1	0	--
11/11/2023	vs. RUTGERS	8	1	0	0	--
11/18/2023	vs. ILLINOIS	12	0	0	0	--
11/24/2023	@ NEBRASKA	8	0	0	0	--
12/02/2023	vs. MICHIGAN	14	0	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ TENNESSEE	16	1	1	0	--
2024 SEASON
08/31/2024	vs. ILLINOIS ST.	7	0	0	0	--
09/07/2024	vs. IOWA ST.	11	0	0	1	--
09/14/2024	vs. TROY	7	0	0	0	--
09/21/2024	@ MINNESOTA	9	0	0	1	--
10/05/2024	@ OHIO ST.	14	1	1	0	--
10/12/2024	vs. WASHINGTON	14	0	0	0	--
10/19/2024	@ MICHIGAN ST.	14	0	0	0	--
10/26/2024	vs. NORTHWESTERN	8	0	0	1	--
11/02/2024	vs. WISCONSIN	10	0	0	0	--
11/08/2024	@ UCLA	4	0	0	0	--
11/23/2024	@ MARYLAND	8	0.5	0	1	--
11/29/2024	vs. NEBRASKA	12	1	0	0	--
12/30/2024	@ MISSOURI	6	0	0	0	--
CAREER TOTALS	40 GMS	334	6.5	3.5	5	0

"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.

LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2023

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/02/2023	vs. UTAH ST.	16	0	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ IOWA ST.	7	0	0	0	--
09/16/2023	vs. WESTERN MICH.	9	0	0	0	--
09/23/2023	@ PENN ST.	18	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	vs. MICHIGAN ST.	12	0	0	0	--
10/07/2023	vs. PURDUE	12	0	0	1	--
10/14/2023	@ WISCONSIN	13	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	vs. MINNESOTA	14	0	0	0	--
11/04/2023	@ NORTHWESTERN	12	2	1	0	--
11/11/2023	vs. RUTGERS	8	1	0	0	--
11/18/2023	vs. ILLINOIS	12	0	0	0	--
11/24/2023	@ NEBRASKA	8	0	0	0	--
12/02/2023	vs. MICHIGAN	14	0	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ TENNESSEE	16	1	1	0	--
TOTALS	14 GMS	171	4	2	1	0

HIGHS & LOWS

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
TACKLES	18	09/23/2023 vs Penn St.	1	10/08/2022 vs Illinois
SACKS	1	11/04/2023 vs Northwestern	0	09/17/2022 vs Nevada

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
TACKLES	14	10/05/2024 vs Ohio St.	4	11/08/2024 vs UCLA
SACKS	1	10/05/2024 vs Ohio St.	0	08/31/2024 vs Illinois St.

CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON

SEASON	GP	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT
2022	10	39	0	0.5	0
2023	14	171	4	2	1
2024	13	124	2.5	1	4
TOTALS	37	334	6.5	3.5	5

CAREER GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/10/2022	vs. IOWA ST.	0	0	0	0	--
09/17/2022	vs. NEVADA	2	0	0	0	--
09/24/2022	@ RUTGERS	5	0	0.5	0	--
10/01/2022	vs. MICHIGAN	7	0	0	0	--
10/08/2022	@ ILLINOIS	1	0	0	0	--
10/29/2022	vs. NORTHWESTERN	12	0	0	0	--
11/05/2022	@ PURDUE	4	0	0	0	--
11/12/2022	vs. WISCONSIN	2	0	0	0	--
11/19/2022	@ MINNESOTA	4	0	0	0	--
12/31/2022	@ KENTUCKY	2	0	0	0	--
09/02/2023	vs. UTAH ST.	16	0	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ IOWA ST.	7	0	0	0	--
09/16/2023	vs. WESTERN MICH.	9	0	0	0	--
09/23/2023	@ PENN ST.	18	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	vs. MICHIGAN ST.	12	0	0	0	--
10/07/2023	vs. PURDUE	12	0	0	1	--
10/14/2023	@ WISCONSIN	13	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	vs. MINNESOTA	14	0	0	0	--
11/04/2023	@ NORTHWESTERN	12	2	1	0	--
11/11/2023	vs. RUTGERS	8	1	0	0	--
11/18/2023	vs. ILLINOIS	12	0	0	0	--
11/24/2023	@ NEBRASKA	8	0	0	0	--
12/02/2023	vs. MICHIGAN	14	0	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ TENNESSEE	16	1	1	0	--
08/31/2024	vs. ILLINOIS ST.	7	0	0	0	--
09/07/2024	vs. IOWA ST.	11	0	0	1	--
09/14/2024	vs. TROY	7	0	0	0	--
09/21/2024	@ MINNESOTA	9	0	0	1	--
10/05/2024	@ OHIO ST.	14	1	1	0	--
10/12/2024	vs. WASHINGTON	14	0	0	0	--
10/19/2024	@ MICHIGAN ST.	14	0	0	0	--
10/26/2024	vs. NORTHWESTERN	8	0	0	1	--
11/02/2024	vs. WISCONSIN	10	0	0	0	--
11/08/2024	@ UCLA	4	0	0	0	--
11/23/2024	@ MARYLAND	8	0.5	0	1	--
11/29/2024	vs. NEBRASKA	12	1	0	0	--
12/30/2024	@ MISSOURI	6	0	0	0	--
TOTALS	37 GMS	334	6.5	3.5	5	0

Awards

2024 Consensus All-America (LB)