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Higgins

The undersized Higgins (6’0/224) is a fast processor and poor athlete (3.34 RAS), though he notably took his position’s top spot in the NFL Scouting Combine’s three-cone drill (7.01). Higgins will wow position coaches with his quick play recognition, but frustrate with his inability to shed blocks in downhill pursuit. Speedy ball carriers will outrun him in a foot race, but his Unanimous All-American and Big Ten Linebacker of the Year awards from last season are no accident. Higgins was a consistent disruptor in his two years as a starter, leading and/or tying for the positional Power Five lead with 188 solo tackles, 103 stops and four interceptions during that span. He could end up motoring his way onto the Ravens’ 53-man roster.

Higgins (6'2/215) took his official visit to Iowa this weekend, and by the end of his trip had seen enough to believe that Kirk Ferentz’s program is the right one for him. One of three 2020 prospects to commit to Iowa in the last two days, Higgins also held offers from programs such as Air Force, Ball State, Bowling Green and Central Michigan to name a few. A rising senior at Brebeuf Jesuit in Indianapolis, he’s the second linebacker in Iowa’s 2020 class to date.