Jaivon Heiligh

Jaivon Heiligh
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-02) September 2, 1999 (age 25)
Venice, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Venice (Venice, Florida)
College:Coastal Carolina (2018–2021)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2020, 2021)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jaivon Heiligh (born September 2, 1999)[1] is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Coastal Carolina. Heiligh signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2022 but was released prior to the season.

Early life

Heiligh attended Venice High School in Venice, Florida. He would set Florida state high school records in his senior year. He broke the records for career receiving yards and the single season records for catches, yards, and touchdowns. His final stats for the year were 32 touchdowns, 2,359 yards and 131 receptions.[2] Heiligh and fellow Coastal Carolina quarterback Bryce Carpenter led Venice to a state championship.[3] Heiligh was a three-star recruit and he committed to Coastal Carolina University.

College career

In four years at Coastal Carolina, Heiligh played in 45 games totaling 191 catches, 2,825 yards, and 22 touchdowns.[4] He was named to the First-team All-Sun Belt twice in 2020 and 2021 during his junior and senior seasons.[5][6] In 2020, Heiligh set a Cure Bowl record tallying 13 catches in the 2020 edition of the bowl.[7] He helped lead Coastal Carolina to their first ever bowl victory in the 2021 Cure Bowl in a 47–41 win.[8] In the game, Heiligh became the Coastal Carolina leader in receiving yards in a season.[9] Heiligh entered the 2022 NFL draft at the end of his collegiate career.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m) 		200 lb
(91 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.63 s 4.46 s 7.19 s 36 in
(0.91 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
All values from Pro Day[10]

Cincinnati Bengals

Heiligh signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022.[11] He was waived on August 22.[12]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Heiligh signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on August 30, 2022.[13] On May 14, 2023, Heiligh was released by the Blue Bombers.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Jaivon Heiligh WR Coastal Carolina | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report". www.nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Blondin, Alan (November 25, 2021). "Why it's no surprise Jaivon Heiligh is setting receiving records, a standard at CCU". Myrtle Beach Online. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Hackett, David (August 31, 2019). "Heiligh ready to win at Coastal Carolina". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Pflum, Chris (January 27, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft prospect profile - Jaivon Heiligh, WR, Coastal Carolina University". Big Blue View. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Costanz, James (December 27, 2020). "Cure Bowl 2020: 3 takeaways from Liberty's wild win over Coastal Carolina". Saturday Blitz. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Live Score and Stats - December 17, 2021 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Coastal Carolina Earns First-Ever Bowl Victory Over Northern Illinois in Tailgreeter Cure Bowl". Sun Belt Sports. December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina WR | NFL Draft Scouting Report". www.profootballnetwork.com. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Owens, Michael (April 30, 2022). "Coastal Carolina's Kelly, Jones and Heiligh sign with NFL teams". WMBF. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bengals Player Moves: Three Players Waived". Bengals.com. August 22, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "Blue Bombers transactions: August 30, 2022". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2023.