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2024 MIT Football Roster

60 Michael Higgins

  • Position DE
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stony Point, N.Y.
  • High School Don Bosco Prep

Biography

Accolades:
  • 3x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)
2024:
  • Played in nine games
  • Recorded 12 solo tackles and 11 tackle assists
  • Had season-high five tackles against WPI
2023:
  • Played in five games, finished with eight tackles
2022:
  • Appeared in eight games, finishing with five tackles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick
2021:
  • Appeared in eight games with four total tackles, one half tackle for loss and one fumble recovery
Before MIT:
  • Two-year varsity letter winner in football
  • NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • President of the National Honor Society
  • Member of the English Honor Society, the Math Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society
  • Football Leadership Council Member and Study Hall Head Peer Tutor
  • Class Salutatorian
  • Member of the Principal's List and a two-time AP Scholar with Distinction
Personal:
  • Majoring in computer science and engineering with minors in neuroscience and finance and a concentration in music
  • Member of Sigma Chi
  • Software Engineer at Amazon
  • Stimuli Design for BCI Application at Sinha Lab for Developmental Research
Favorite Sports Memory:
  • Beating a national top 10 team on the last play for my last high school football game
Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
  • When our nose tackle got an interception against Coast Guard in 2021

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 60

    2021First Year

    DE
    6'1" 225 lbs
    60
  • 60

    2022Sophomore

    DE
    6'2" 230 lbs
    60
  • 60

    2023Junior

    DE
    6'2" 240 lbs
    60
  • 60

    2024Senior

    DE
    6'2" 240 lbs
    60