High School: Competed in football, basketball, and track and field at Amherst High School...three-year starter in football as a linebacker and tight end for head coach Ken Jacque...led team to a three-year record of 27-10...earned Western Massachusetts All-Scholastic honors and all-league laurels at linebacker and tight end...played in All-Gazette/Shriners All-Star game...recorded 100 tackles and had 500 reception yards as a senior...two-year letterwinner in track as a sprinter...lettered one year in basketball as a forward and led team to 18-7 record.

At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad as a sophomore...former walk-on who adds depth to the Blue Hen defensive line unit...has also been used at linebacker during his career...projected as the team’s No. 2 player at right defensive end behind Notre Dame transfer Ronald Talley...physical player who looks to increase contributions...2006: Earned first letter as a part-time starter at defensive end...played in nine games and started two contests, the season opener vs. West Chester and the mid-season game at Northeastern...posted three tackles on the season, including two solo stops....had one sack for four yards (vs. West Chester) and registered two pass breakups - both vs. James Madison...had one tackle each vs. West Chester, James Madison, and Villanova...team went 5-6 under head coach K. C. Keeler...recorded one tackle in Blue-White spring game...2005: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 6-5.

Personal: John F. Higginson...born July 27, 1987 in Chicago, IL...son of John Higginson and Joye Bowman...business major at Delaware...member of 2006 Atlantic 10 Academic Honor Roll squad...has two sisters...both parents are history professors at the University of Massachusetts...enjoys listening to music in his spare time...cousin, Bobby Starks, played college football as a wide receiver at Tennessee...grandfather, Henry Bowman, was a Big 10 Conference football referee in the 1960’s and 1970’s.