Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 280 lb · Greenwood, MS
Bennie Higgins: DE · Louisiana · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bennie Higgins
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Bennie Higgins has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Louisiana. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against App State, Week 7, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-38vs Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Liberty | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-25@ Ohio | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-24@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17vs App State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 37-20@ Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 31-3vs Texas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-27@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 53-3vs Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-30vs UL Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 38-45@ No. 20 App State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 27-17@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%4 sacksTFL rate
20%6 TFLHurry rate
6%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
64%4 of 6 pressures33 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.0%
410 pass / 566 run
Plays / game
69.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Hudspeth → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
