Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ USC | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs Illinois | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 5 | 36 | 6.7 | 0 | 14 |
#88
Mike Higgins
Senior tight end for Rutgers. 2024: 5 catches, 36 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ · Blair Academy
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 1261 nationally · Signed with Rutgers
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Rutgers. 2024: 5 catches, 36 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2022.
Mike Higgins
The receipt: 24 rec yds, 3 receptions against USC — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Blair Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 17.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rutgers | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. 2025 Academic All-Big Ten 2025 (Senior): Played in nine games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10). 2024 (Junior): Played in all 13 games with two starts at tight end ... totaled five receptions for 36 yards ... saw action in...
The tight end room · Rutgers
- #85Kameron Anthony117 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Jackson Gister11 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Logan Blake6 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Mike Higginsno box-score line yet
- #24Ben Rothhaarno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology