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Jersey Number 16
Peyton Higgins
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 179
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Florence, Ala.
- High School:
- Mars Hill Bible
Bio
2024 (Junior): Started all 12 games as a slot receiver … Caught 31 passes for 301 yards … Caught lone touchdown pass at Arkansas State … Season-best seven receptions for 53 yards at Memphis, while his season-high yardage came in a 5-catch, 76-yard effort against Texas State … Had multiple catches in eight games and topped the 40-yard mark three times … Returned a pair of kickoffs for 31 yards and two punts for 10 yards … Caught 75 percent (3-of-4) of his contested catch opportunities; best on the team (multiple attempts) … Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council
2023 (Sophomore): Caught 12 passes for 167 yards … Caught a career-best four passes for 63 yards in the 76 Birmingham Bowl against Duke … Pulled down a pair of receptions against Texas State and Southern Miss; had single catches against Stephen F. Austin and Georgia State … Played a team-high 226 snaps on special teams; started on all four units … One rushing attempt (Southern Miss) and one kickoff return (ULM)
2022 (RS-Freshman): Caught five passes for 92 yards and a touchdown … Averaged 18.4 yards per reception, highest among receivers on the team … Had a pair of receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown against Alabama A&M … Returned three kickoffs … Key special teams contributor for the Trojans, played a total of 73 snaps over four different units
2021 (Freshman): Played in Troy’s final two home games on special teams … Redshirted
High School: Named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State Team (top 12 players in state regardless of position and classification) ... Named the Alabama 2A Back of the Year ... Totaled 2,477 all-purpose yards with 29 touchdowns his senior year at Mars Hill Bible School … Rushed for 1,503 yards and 19 touchdowns, caught 17 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns, returned two punts for a touchdown and one kickoff for a score … Finished his career with 100 total touchdowns, 8,945 all-purpose yards and 616 points scored … Rushed for 5,201 yards and 73 touchdowns in his career with a 9.01 yards per carry average … Caught nine career touchdown passes and finished with 1,292 receiving yards … Returned nine kickoffs for a touchdown and seven punts for a touchdown in his career … Averaged 32.26 yards per kick return and 25.5 yards per punt return … Three-time all-state selection … Holds the AHSAA (all classifications) record with nine career kickoff returns and with five in a single-season (2018) … Top 80 player in the state of Alabama and a three star by 247 Sports Composite … Top 85 player in the state and three star by ESPN … Led the Panthers to a pair of Alabama 2A state titles and one runner-up finish … Mars Hill went 1-9 in the three years prior to Higgins’ arrival (first three years of program) – went 6-4 and 7-4 his first two years and then won two state titles and a runner-up the next three years … Three-time all-state selection in baseball, North-South All-Star and 2018 state champion
Personal:
Full name is Peyton Reece Higgins … Son of Darrell and Michelle Higgins … Born Jan. 27, 2003, in Tuscumbia, Ala. … Father, who played college football at East Mississippi and North Alabama, was his high school coach ... Majoring in physical education
2023 (Sophomore): Caught 12 passes for 167 yards … Caught a career-best four passes for 63 yards in the 76 Birmingham Bowl against Duke … Pulled down a pair of receptions against Texas State and Southern Miss; had single catches against Stephen F. Austin and Georgia State … Played a team-high 226 snaps on special teams; started on all four units … One rushing attempt (Southern Miss) and one kickoff return (ULM)
2022 (RS-Freshman): Caught five passes for 92 yards and a touchdown … Averaged 18.4 yards per reception, highest among receivers on the team … Had a pair of receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown against Alabama A&M … Returned three kickoffs … Key special teams contributor for the Trojans, played a total of 73 snaps over four different units
2021 (Freshman): Played in Troy’s final two home games on special teams … Redshirted
High School: Named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State Team (top 12 players in state regardless of position and classification) ... Named the Alabama 2A Back of the Year ... Totaled 2,477 all-purpose yards with 29 touchdowns his senior year at Mars Hill Bible School … Rushed for 1,503 yards and 19 touchdowns, caught 17 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns, returned two punts for a touchdown and one kickoff for a score … Finished his career with 100 total touchdowns, 8,945 all-purpose yards and 616 points scored … Rushed for 5,201 yards and 73 touchdowns in his career with a 9.01 yards per carry average … Caught nine career touchdown passes and finished with 1,292 receiving yards … Returned nine kickoffs for a touchdown and seven punts for a touchdown in his career … Averaged 32.26 yards per kick return and 25.5 yards per punt return … Three-time all-state selection … Holds the AHSAA (all classifications) record with nine career kickoff returns and with five in a single-season (2018) … Top 80 player in the state of Alabama and a three star by 247 Sports Composite … Top 85 player in the state and three star by ESPN … Led the Panthers to a pair of Alabama 2A state titles and one runner-up finish … Mars Hill went 1-9 in the three years prior to Higgins’ arrival (first three years of program) – went 6-4 and 7-4 his first two years and then won two state titles and a runner-up the next three years … Three-time all-state selection in baseball, North-South All-Star and 2018 state champion
Personal:
Full name is Peyton Reece Higgins … Son of Darrell and Michelle Higgins … Born Jan. 27, 2003, in Tuscumbia, Ala. … Father, who played college football at East Mississippi and North Alabama, was his high school coach ... Majoring in physical education
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