Nahree Biggins

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Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Hillside, N.J.
High School:
Hillside H.S.
Major:
Sport Management
Twitter:
b_nahree5
Instagram:
nahree16

CAREER

Has seen action in 22 career games (16 at defensive back and six at running back) … rushed for 136 yards on 19 carries (7.2 yards per carry) with a long of 76 yards and caught three passes for seven yards … on defense, has made 15 career tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, and an interception … made position change from defensive back to running back during spring 2024.

2024

As a redshirt junior running back, saw action in six games … rushed for 136 yards on 19 carries (7.2 yards per carry) with a long of 76 yards and caught three passes for seven yards … also served as a kickoff returner with three returns for 62 yards (20.7 yards per return) with a long of 27 yards … ranked No. 5 on the squad in rushing yards … registered Central Michigan’s longest run from scrimmage, a 76-yard run vs. Ball State … missed the season’s last four games with an injury … returned three kickoffs for 62 yards at Eastern Michigan (10/19) … rushed for a career-high 71 yards on three carries, including a career-long 76 yard run, with a six-yard reception vs. Ball State (9/21) … rushed for 14 yards on five carries and caught a pass for four yards at Illinois (9/14) … had a career-high seven carries for 37 yards and caught a pass at Florida International (9/7) … rushed for 14 yards on four carries in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023

As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in 11 games with one starts at safety … concluded the year with 15 tackles (10 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss for five yards, one interception, and two pass breakups … made one tackle at Western Michigan (11/7) … intercepted pass, broke up a pass, made two tackles in first career start vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made a career-high five tackles (four solo) with a 1.0 tackle for loss at Ball State (10/21) … finished with three tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss at Buffalo (10/7) … made one tackle at Notre Dame (9/16) … finished with one tackle vs. New Hampshire (9/9) … made two tackles with a pass breakup in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).

2022

As a redshirt freshman defensive back, saw action in six games and 35 plays, all on special teams … did not make a tackle.

2021

Redshirted his first season at Central Michigan … did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2021 graduate of Hillside High School in Hillside, N.J., where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Barris Grant … Named to the All-New Jersey first team by USA Today as a defensive back … led the Hillside Comets to a 12-0 record that included regional and sectional championships in 2019 … program won its third straight Central Jersey Group II title in 2019 … had 1,441 yards and 16 touchdowns from scrimmage as a senior … in three playoff games, recorded 15 tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … started senior season as a wide receiver and defensive back but took over as the quarterback midseason due to an injury … in 2018, caught 19 passes for 474 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 246 yards and three TDs … also posted 41 tackles, two interceptions, two punt return TDs, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, 247sports, and ON3DB, and two-start recruit by Rivals … also competed in track and field … earned a Walter Wimbush Scholarship.

PERSONAL

Born Nahree Emil Biggins on October 5, 2001 … son of Quyana Biggins … grandmother is Carol Biggins … has a well-documented TikTok page … committed to Central Michigan on February 5, 2020 … selected Central Michigan over offers from Georgia Southern, Temple, Boston College, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Buffalo, and Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky, Kent State, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Toledo, and Western Michigan … majors in Sport Management.