Peyton Higgins is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Troy.
Higgins moves the chains on third down. The four seasons at Troy span two head coaches: Jon Sumrall and Gerad Parker. A game that shows it: 51 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Money down
13 of 17 caught on third down (76.5%) — EPA/target 1.23 vs 0.19 elsewhere (11 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Nicholls | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-27@ No. 8 Clemson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-28vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Buffalo | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-41@ Texas State | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-14@ UL Monroe | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23vs Arkansas State | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-19vs Georgia State | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-18@ Southern Miss | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 15 | L 14-31@ No. 19 James Madison | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
 Bowl | L 13-17vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 36 | 301 | 8.4 | 1 | 21 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 28-18
6 rec · 51 yds · 1 TD
With E. Crenshaw — 11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · W. Crowder — 285 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.7
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5214% of team targetsCatch rate
63%33 of 52 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
63% catch rate on 52 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 18.7 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 2.6 | 22.6 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.1 | 27.4 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
47.1%
431 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #321 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #38 of 51 Sun Belt WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,855 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a senior.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall, and Gerad Parker. Multi-era developmental context.
