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Johnnie Lee Higgins #68 prospect in 2007 NFL Draft.

Johnnie Lee Higgins NFL Draft Bio

Johnnie Lee Higgins is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was selected from UTEP in the 2007 NFL Draft. At UTEP he received several honors including Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006.

NFL Draft Scouting Report
Played at the Senior Bowl and did OK … Is not very big … Reportedly has sub-4.4 speed, although was once clocked at 4.18 … Has had questionable hands in the past, but is getting better in that area … David Irons said he was tough to cover during Senior Bowl week … Legitimate deep threat … Had 19 career TDs going into his Senior year … Displayed toughness by playing hurt during the last 5 games of his Junior year

Pro Day Results
Ran the forty yard dash in 4.34 and 4.39, helping his stock

College career

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Junior Year
Second team All-Conference USA wide receiver and punt return specialist ... his 1,468 all-purpose yards ranked tied for seventh in the school’s single-season record books ... UTEP’s leading receiver with 49 catches for 837 yards and nine touchdowns, which tied for the seventh-best total in school history ... his total for yards ranked 10th-best in school history ... gained 448 yards for a 22.4 average (20 attempts) on kickoff returns ... scampered for 170 yards on 18 punt returns (9.4 avg.) ... in the NCAA rated 43rd in punt return average, 51st in all-purpose yards per game, 59th in receiving yards per game (69.8 ypg) and tied for 60th in kickoff returns ... had two 100-yard receiving games and two games with over 200 all-purpose yards ... caught TD passes in five consecutive games during the year ... started 10 out of his 12 games played ... caught passes in his last 11 contests ... six catches for a career-high 156 yards and three touchdowns along with 59 yards on kickoff returns and 41 yards on punt returns for 251 all-purpose yards (minus-five rushing) against Houston to earn C-USA Offensive Player of the Week ... snagged seven passes for 134 yards and a TD at Memphis ... piled up 201 all-purpose yards in that contest as well ... 196 all- purpose yards (nine for 92 yards, TD receiving; four kickoff returns for 98 yards) at Tulane ... caught two passes for 30 yards and a touchdown against Toledo in the GMAC Bowl.

Sophmore Year
Second team All-WAC wide receiver ... second on the team with 34 receptions and first with 700 yards and 10 touchdowns ... his 20.6 yards per reception ranked as the second-best single-season average in school history ... his touchdown total tied for fourth in the school record books ... ranked seventh in the WAC with 58.3 receiving yards per game ... UTEP’s big play receiver, he had 14 catches for 20 yards or greater, including a 91-yard TD pass from Jordan Palmer at Fresno State, the second-longest pass play in Bulldog Stadium history ... returned 14 kickoffs for 310 yards (22.1 avg.) ... eight of his 14 returns went for over 20 yards ... 76.5 percent (26 of 34) of his receptions resulted in a touchdown (10) or a first down (21) ... had an eight-game touchdown streak during the season ... caught TD passes in nine of his last 10 games ... four games with 90 or more yards receiving ... season best came against Colorado in the EV1.net Houston Bowl, finishing with seven catches for 122 yards (17.4 avg.) and a touchdown ... second-best game came versus Hawaii when he caught six passes for 104 yards (17.3 avg.) and a TD ... four catches for 78 yards (19.5 avg.) and two touchdowns versus SMU ... had the winning touchdown – his long catch of the evening – on a 25-yard pass from Palmer in double overtime against Rice ... reeled in three passes for 94 yards (31.3 avg.) and a touchdown at Louisiana Tech ... also returned three kickoffs for 73 yards (24.3 avg.) at Louisiana Tech ... lone catch at Fresno State was his 91-yard touchdown reception ... solo grab at San Jose State was a nine-yard score ... caught passes in 10 out of 11 games.

Freshman Year
Ranked third on the team in receiving (25 catches for 362 yards) ... averaged 14.5 yards per catch ... rushed eight times for 32 yards (4.0 avg.) and a touchdown ... snared five balls for 126 yards (25.2 avg.) versus Louisiana Tech ... three receptions for 67 yards (22.3 avg.) at Boise State ... four catches for 43 yards (10.8 avg.) at Arizona ... three carries for 21 yards at Louisville, scoring on a 16-yard run ... played in all 13 games.

High school career
A Texas Top-300 player by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... first team All-State pick by the Associated Press as a senior at Sweeny High School ... also District 24-3A Offensive MVP, first team All-District and first team All-Brazoria County ... team Offensive MVP after collecting 48 catches for 918 yards and 10 touchdowns ... also rushed 16 times for 113 yards (7.1 avg.) with three scores ... had a 38-yard interception for a TD and added a 75-yard kickoff return to the end zone ... overall, reached the end zone 15 times as a senior ... on defense tallied 55 tackles, three picks and a fumble recovery ... junior stats included 24 catches for 448 yards and eight touchdowns ... played wide receiver, cornerback and quarterback in both his junior and senior seasons ... saw time at cornerback and running back as a sophomore ... Sweeny High was 18-8 his last two seasons with two district titles ... high school coach was Mike Treybig ... team MVP on the Sweeny basketball team, as well as a first team All-District and second team All-Brazoria County player ... competed in the high jump and triple jump for the Sweeny track team ... honor roll student.

Background
Parents are Johnnie Higgins, Sr. and Regina Higgins Green ... has two sisters ... cousin, Quentin Jammer, was a defensive back at Texas and is now with the San Diego Chargers in the NFL ... full name is Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr ... nicknames are Lee and “The Real Deal” ... born 9/8/83 (Sweeny, Texas) ... communication major.

Draft Year: 2007 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Johnnie Lee Higgins

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
68	Johnnie Lee Higgins	Wide Receiver	6-0	190
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
3	99	Oakland Raiders	UTEP	Sweeny, Texas

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