17 Facts About Karan Higdon

Karan Higdon was born on September 8,1996 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.

Karan Higdon played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, twice earning All-Big Ten honors.

Karan Higdon initially gave a verbal commitment to Iowa, but flipped his commitment to Michigan after a campus visit to Ann Arbor.

Karan Higdon totaled 425 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 72 carries for an average of 5.9 yards per carry.

On October 14,2017, Karan Higdon rushed for a career best 200 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries.

Karan Higdon became the first Michigan running back to rush for 200 or more yards in a game since 2007.

On November 4,2017, Karan Higdon recorded his second 200-yard game of the season, becoming the first Michigan running back to record multiple 200-yard games in the same season since Mike Hart in 2004.

Karan Higdon scored the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard run in the fourth quarter of the Northwestern game.

Karan Higdon missed the SMU game with a lower-body injury suffered in practice.

Karan Higdon rushed for 103 yards on 25 carries against Maryland, becoming the 23rd player in Michigan program history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards.

Karan Higdon rushed for 132 yards against Penn State, his seventh consecutive game surpassing 100-yards.

Karan Higdon became the first 1,000-yard running back for Michigan since Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, and the first player of any kind to rush for over 1,000 yards since Denard Robinson in 2012.

Karan Higdon finished the season with 1,178 yards on 224 carries, with 10 touchdowns.

Karan Higdon scored one touchdown or more in eight of 11 games played and averaged 111.0 all-purpose yards per game.

Karan Higdon signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft.

On September 1,2019, Karan Higdon was signed to the Texans practice squad.

On September 5,2020, Karan Higdon was waived by the Texans.