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Brian Hightower

Illinois
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
Career
48
70
123
1.5
910
13.0
19.0
6
46
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
910
6
1
0
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
CAL CAL
9
10
19
1.1
101
10.1
11.2
0
20
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
101
0
0
0
ILL ILL
24
48
77
2.0
661
13.8
27.5
5
46
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
661
5
1
0
MIA MIA
15
12
27
0.8
148
12.3
9.9
1
32
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
148
1
0
0
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
Home
27
42
75
1.6
562
13.4
20.8
2
44
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
562
2
1
0
Road
21
28
48
1.3
348
12.4
16.6
4
46
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
348
4
0
0
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
Wins
23
37
58
1.6
420
11.4
18.3
0
35
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
420
0
0
0
Losses
25
33
65
1.3
490
14.8
19.6
6
46
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
490
6
1
0
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
August
1
4
5
4.0
32
8.0
32.0
0
12
32
0
September
18
27
50
1.5
312
11.6
17.3
2
32
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
312
2
0
0
October
15
21
32
1.4
315
15.0
21.0
1
44
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
315
1
0
0
November
10
14
27
1.4
183
13.1
18.3
1
33
183
1
1
0
December
4
4
9
1.0
68
17.0
17.0
2
46
68
2
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
American Athletic
1
2
5
2.0
23
11.5
23.0
0
20
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
23
0
0
0
Atlantic Coast
10
4
10
0.4
33
8.3
3.3
0
13
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
33
0
0
0
Big 10
21
40
67
1.9
584
14.6
27.8
5
46
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
584
5
1
0
Conference USA
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Mid-American
2
4
5
2.0
45
11.3
22.5
0
19
45
0
Mountain West
1
4
5
4.0
32
8.0
32.0
0
12
32
0
Pac-12
6
6
8
1.0
57
9.5
9.5
0
18
57
0
Southeastern
2
3
8
1.5
53
17.7
26.5
1
32
53
1
GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYPGTDLNGATTATT/GYDSYPCYPGTDLNGTOT YDSTOT TDFUMLOST
ASU ASU
1
1
2
1.0
7
7.0
7.0
0
7
7
0
AUB AUB
1
2
5
2.0
21
10.5
21.0
0
11
21
0
BCU BCU
1
5
8
5.0
51
10.2
51.0
0
16
51
0
CHAT CHAT
1
2
4
2.0
32
16.0
32.0
0
27
32
0
CMU CMU
1
3
3
3.0
37
12.3
37.0
0
19
37
0
DUKE DUKE
1
0
FIU FIU
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
FSU FSU
1
1
1
1.0
7
7.0
7.0
0
7
7
0
GT GT
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
IDHO IDHO
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
IND IND
1
4
6
4.0
43
10.8
43.0
1
16
43
1
IOWA IOWA
2
5
7
2.5
68
13.6
34.0
0
34
68
0
LSU LSU
1
1
3
1.0
32
32.0
32.0
1
32
32
1
MICH MICH
1
3
7
3.0
24
8.0
24.0
0
18
24
0
MINN MINN
2
4
9
2.0
61
15.3
30.5
0
35
61
0
MSU MSU
1
3
4
3.0
34
11.3
34.0
0
22
34
0
1
0
NEB NEB
2
2
2
1.0
15
7.5
7.5
0
12
15
0
NW NW
2
2
4
1.0
60
30.0
30.0
1
46
60
1
ORE ORE
1
1
1
1.0
18
18.0
18.0
0
18
18
0
ORST ORST
1
PITT PITT
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
PSU PSU
2
2
3
1.0
8
4.0
4.0
1
5
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
8
1
0
0
PUR PUR
3
9
17
3.0
186
20.7
62.0
2
44
186
2
RUTG RUTG
2
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
SAV
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
TOL TOL
1
1
2
1.0
8
8.0
8.0
0
8
8
0
UNC UNC
2
1
3
0.5
13
13.0
6.5
0
13
13
0
UNT UNT
1
2
5
2.0
23
11.5
23.0
0
20
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
23
0
0
0
USC USC
1
UTAH UTAH
1
1
1
1.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
UVA UVA
3
2
3
0.7
13
6.5
4.3
0
8
13
0
VT VT
1
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
WASH WASH
1
3
4
3.0
32
10.7
32.0
0
13
32
0
WIS WIS
3
6
7
2.0
85
14.2
28.3
0
35
85
0
WYO WYO
1
4
5
4.0
32
8.0
32.0
0
12
32
0

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Virginia Virginia
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Miami Miami
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9
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4
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13
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7
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14
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8
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15
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9
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16
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10
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17
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9
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12
2
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2
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2
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3
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3
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3
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8
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5
.615
9
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5
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6
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11
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7
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8
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13
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7
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8
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10
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4
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5
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4
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Colorado Colorado
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Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
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Washington State Washington State
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Oregon State Oregon State
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10
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Western Michigan Western Michigan
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4
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Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
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Ohio Ohio
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Toledo Toledo
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Akron Akron
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Buffalo Buffalo
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Kent State Kent State
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Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
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Ball State Ball State
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11
Bowling Green Bowling Green
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Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
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UMass UMass
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Arkansas State Arkansas State
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Marshall Marshall
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Texas State Texas State
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11
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4
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8
Liberty Liberty
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8
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9
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9
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New Mexico State New Mexico State
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