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Pitt Transfer Target Jayden Higgins Picks Iowa State

The Pitt Panthers will continue their hunt for wide receivers in the transfer portal.
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Pitt Transfer Target Jayden Higgins Picks Iowa State
Pitt Transfer Target Jayden Higgins Picks Iowa State

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have been hunting for wide receivers in the transfer portal in anticipation of some roster attrition this offseason. Two reserves have already hit the portal themselves and leading receiver Jared Wayne is expected to depart in pursuit of a career in the NFL this spring, leaving the Panthers with few known quantities this season. 

Jayden Higgins, a 6'4 redzone threat who began his career at Eastern Kentucky, was one of the transferring pass-catchers Pitt was hoping would fill the expected voids. Still, after a short recruitment, Higgins announced he would be playing for the Iowa State Cyclones next fall. 

Higgins caught 58 passes for 757 yards and 10 touchdown passes last season. He will leave EKU with 87 total catches for 1,151 yards and 13 touchdowns to his name. Mississippi State, Iowa State, Virginia, Northwestern and Minnesota also extended offers.

His affinity for the endzone would have been a welcome sight for a Pitt passing game that accounted for just 12 of the 40 total touchdowns the offense scored this season. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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