_(cropped).jpg) Higgins withIowa in 2023 | |
| No. 49 – Baltimore Ravens | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2002-02-14)February 14, 2002 (age 24) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brebeuf Jesuit Prep(Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Iowa (2020–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Roy Jebaz "Jay" Higgins IV[1] (born February 14, 2002) is an American professionalfootballlinebacker for theBaltimore Ravens of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes.
Higgins was born on February 14, 2002, and attendedBrebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. Higgins committed to playcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes.[2][3]
As a freshman in 2020 Higgins notched just two tackles.[4] In 2021, he totaled five tackles and a fumble recovery.[5] In week 9 of the 2022 season, Higgins recorded a career-high 11 tackles versusNorthwestern.[6] He finished the season with 39 tackles with one and half going for a loss, and half a sack.[7] Higgins tallied 16 tackles in the 2023 season opener againstUtah State.[8] In week 4, he notched a career-high 18 tackles versusPenn State.[9] Higgins was a semifinalist for the 2023Butkus Award and a first-team all-Big Ten Conference selection by both the coaches and the media.[10][11] In 2024, Higgins was again named first team all-Big Ten and won theBig Ten Linebacker of the Year.[12]
Iowa Hawkeyes | |||||||||
| Season | Tackles | Sacks | Fumbles | INT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Total | FF | FR | INT | PD | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 79 | 92 | 171 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 53 | 71 | 124 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals | 157 | 184 | 341 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.82 s | 1.64 s | 2.79 s | 4.35 s | 7.01 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Higgins signed with theBaltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2025.[15] Higgins survived the final round of cuts and made the Ravens' initial 53-man roster.[16] After suffering a knee injury in Baltimore's Week 10 victory over theMinnesota Vikings, he was placed oninjured reserve on November 16.[17] Higgins was activated on December 27, ahead of the team's Week 17 matchup against theGreen Bay Packers.[18]