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Karan Higdon

Karan Higdon (born September 8, 1996) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, where he was twice named an All-Big Ten selection.[1]

Karan Higdon
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Higdon in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-08) September 8, 1996 (age 28)
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Riverview (Sarasota, Florida)
College:Michigan
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
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Early years

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Higdon grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and attended that city's Riverview High School where he rushed for 1,471 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 218 carries.[2] Higdon initially gave a verbal commitment to Iowa, but flipped his commitment to Michigan after a campus visit to Ann Arbor.[3]

College career

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As a freshman for Michigan in 2015, Higdon appeared briefly in three games and totaled 19 rushing yards on 11 carries.[4] As a sophomore in 2016, Higdon appeared in 12 games and had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games against Rutgers (108 yards on 13 carries) and Illinois (106 on eight carries).[5] He totaled 425 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 72 carries for an average of 5.9 yards per carry.[4]

During the 2017 season, Higdon was Michigan's leading rusher with 994 yards on 165 carries.[6] On October 14, 2017, Higdon rushed for a career best 200 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries.[7][8] He became the first Michigan running back to rush for 200 or more yards in a game since 2007.[9] On November 4, 2017, Higdon recorded his second 200-yard game of the season, becoming the first Michigan running back to record multiple 200-yard games in the same season since Mike Hart in 2004. Following his outstanding performance, Higdon was named the Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.[10] Following the 2017 season, Higdon was named to the All-Big Ten offensive third-team, by both the coaches and the media.[11]

During the 2018 season, Higdon rushed for 156 yards on 13 carries against Western Michigan, 136 yards on 12 carries against Nebraska, and 115 yards on 30 carries against Northwestern.[6] He scored the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard run in the fourth quarter of the Northwestern game. He missed the SMU game with a lower-body injury suffered in practice.[12] He rushed for 103 yards on 25 carries against Maryland, becoming the 23rd player in Michigan program history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards (2,020).[13] He rushed for 132 yards against Penn State, his seventh consecutive game surpassing 100-yards. This was the second-longest streak in Michigan program history, trailing only Mike Hart's eight consecutive games with 100-yards rushing in 2007.[14] On November 10, 2018, he rushed for 42 yards against Rutgers, surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the second quarter. He became the first 1,000-yard running back for Michigan since Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, and the first player of any kind to rush for over 1,000 yards since Denard Robinson in 2012.[15] On November 17, Higdon rushed for 101 yards on 21 carries against Indiana, recording his eighth 100-yard rushing game this season. Higdon's 100-yard game was the 13th of his career, tying him with Gordon Bell, Billy Taylor and Tim Biakabutuka for the eighth-most 100-yard rushing games during a career in Michigan program history.[16] Higdon finished the season with 1,178 yards on 224 carries, with 10 touchdowns. He scored one touchdown or more in eight of 11 games played and averaged 111.0 all-purpose yards per game. Following the season, he was named to the All-Big Ten offensive first-team by both the coaches and media[17] He decided not to play in Michigan's bowl game, the Peach Bowl, in order to prepare for the 2019 NFL draft.[18]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9 1⁄8 in
(1.76 m) 		206 lb
(93 kg) 		30 3⁄4 in
(0.78 m) 		9 5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.49 s 1.53 s 2.61 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[19][20]

Higdon signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft.[21] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[22] On September 1, 2019, Higdon was signed to the Texans practice squad.[23] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.[24]

On September 5, 2020, Higdon was waived by the Texans.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan's Karan Higdon says he'll skip Peach Bowl". ESPN. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Karan Higdon's Sarasota Success Story". The Michigan Daily. November 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Janes, Ted (November 2, 2017). "Michigan's Karan Higdon saw commitment as key to future, beyond sport". Detroit Free Press.
  4. ^ a b "Karan Higdon". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Karan Higdon". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Karan Higdon Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 14, 2017). "Michigan's Karan Higdon 'phenomenal' in breakout game". The Detroit News.
  8. ^ Jeff Washburn (October 14, 2017). "Karan Higdon's 3 TDs lead Michigan over Indiana in OT". Associated Press.
  9. ^ "Karan Higdon carrying new load for No. 19 Michigan". Fox Sports. October 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Seven Wolverines Pick Up All-Conference Accolades on Offense". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  12. ^ Nick Baumgardner (September 17, 2018). "Michigan football RBs Karan Higdon, Chris Evans both day-to-day". Detroit Free Press.
  13. ^ "Postgame Notes: #15 Michigan 42, Maryland 21". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Postgame Notes: #5 Michigan 42, #14 Penn State 7". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  15. ^ "Postgame Notes: #4 Michigan 42, Rutgers 7". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  16. ^ "Postgame Notes: #4 Michigan 31, Indiana 20". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  17. ^ "Eleven Michigan Players Selected for All-Big Ten Honors on Offense". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  18. ^ Hayes, David (December 29, 2018). "Michigan Players Skipping Citrus Bowl Game Showing Clear Impact". fanduel.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  19. ^ "Karan Higdon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  20. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Karan Higdon College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Texans sign six draft picks, 20 college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019.
  23. ^ "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  24. ^ "Texans sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 13, 2020.
  25. ^ "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
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