Johnnie Lee Higgins

Receiving yards:	779
Return yards:	1,815
Total touchdowns:	7

Johnnie Lee Higgins
	Higgins at a game in Denver in October 2010
No. 15
Position:	Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	September 8, 1983 (age 40); Sweeny, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sweeny
College:	UTEP
NFL draft:	2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99
Career history
	Oakland Raiders (2007–2010); Philadelphia Eagles (2011)*; Virginia Destroyers (2012);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	NFL punt return yards leader (2008); First-team All-American (2006); C-USA Special Teams POY (2006);
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
Receiving yards:	779
Return yards:	1,815
Total touchdowns:	7
	Player stats at NFL.com

Johnnie Lee Higgins (born September 8, 1983) is an American former professional

2007 NFL Draft. He also played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles

.

Early years

Higgins was born and raised in Sweeny and attended

Most Valuable Player

.

College career

Higgins attended the

Special Teams

Player of the Year in 2006.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m)	9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.53 s	1.55 s	2.59 s	4.32 s	6.62 s	36.5 in (0.93 m)	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
All values from NFL Combine^[1]^[2]

Oakland Raiders

After turning in a 4.43

punt returner and he returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown in a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks on August 30, 2007. He saw action in all 16 games in the 2007 season

, starting in two of them at wide receiver.

He saw punt return action in the first three games, but it was in week 4 against the Denver Broncos in which Higgins made his first NFL reception. He caught two passes for 14 yards in the game. On special teams, Higgins recorded five tackles. In his final game of the season, he had a punt return for 54 yards, which set up fellow rookie JaMarcus Russell to throw his second touchdown of the season. Higgins finished his rookie year with six receptions for 47 yards, 20 punt returns for 103 yards, and five special teams tackles.

In the 2008 season, Higgins recorded more receiving yards than any other Raider wide receiver (tight end Zach Miller led the team in yards). He also returned punts for touchdowns in back-to-back games.

In the first game of the 2009 season, against San Diego, Higgins ran the ball one time for 19 yards.

Philadelphia Eagles

Higgins signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on July 29, 2011.^[4] He was released by the team on September 3 during final roster cuts.