Johnnie Lee Higgins
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| Oakland Raiders — No. 15 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: September 8, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Sweeny, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
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| 2007 for the Oakland Raiders | |
| Career history | |
| College: Texas-El Paso | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99 | |
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Johnnie Lee Higgins (born September 8, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was a 3rd round pick (99th overall and the last pick of the first day) out of the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NFL Draft. At UTEP he received several honors including Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006. He turned in a 4.43 40 at the 2006 NFL Combine. He returned a kick-off punt 90 yards for a touchdown on August 30th 2007's preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. Johnnie Lee Higgins is the cousin of San Diego Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer.
[edit] Early years
Higgins attended Sweeny High School in Sweeny, Texas, and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In basketball, he was named his team's Most Valuable Player.
[edit] Pro career
Higgins was selected by the Oakland Raiders as the team's rookie wide receiver and new punt return specialist. He saw action in all games in the 2007 season, and started 2 games.
He saw punt return action in the first 3 games, but it was in week 4 against the Denver Broncos Higgins made his first NFL reception, where he caught 2 passes for 14 yards. Also on special teams, Higgins recorded 5 tackles. In his final game of the season, he had a great punt return for 54 yards, which led to fellow rookie JaMarcus Russell to throw his 2nd touchdown of season. Higgins finished his rookie year with 6 receptions for 47 yards, 20 punt returns for 103 yards and 5 special team tackles.
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