Jamalcolm Liggins

Jamalcolm Liggins
No. 5 – Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-26) April 26, 1996 (age 28)
Memphis, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Bismarck High School
College:Dickinson State University
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:active
Career highlights and awards
  • Swiss Bowl Champion 2022
  • ELF league all star 1st team (2023)

Jamalcolm "Jay" Liggins (born 26 April 1996) is an American football defensive back for the Frankfurt Galaxy. He played college football at Dickinson State.

Youth and college career[edit]

Liggins attended Bismarck High School in North Dakota's capital city. He had also competed in track and field (long jump and triple jump) in high school and college, earning All-American honors. On the football team, he excelled as a senior and became a first-time starter for the Demons and was subsequently selected to the All-Region Team.[1] As a result, he participated in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl in April 2014.[2]

In 2014, Liggins committed to Dickinson State University in of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1] He sat out his first year as a redshirt. In the following years, he won the conference four times with the Blue Hawks. In 2019, they advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA playoffs but were eliminated. During his collegiate career, Liggings was selected to the All-Conference team multiple times and was also named to the Second Team in 2017 and the All-American First Team in 2018.[3][4] In addition, he was a finalist for the prestigious Cliff Harris Award.[5] In March 2019, he attended the Pro Day at North Dakota State University and was also named to the All-Conference Team that year.

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		209 lb
(95 kg) 		32+7⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.66 s 1.64 s 2.68 s 4.47 s 6.95 s 34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 12 reps
All values from Pro Day[6]

North America[edit]

On 28 April 2019, Liggins was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent.[7] He appeared in two games during the preseason, recording four tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup. He was released by the Eagles in mid-August.[8] Liggins was on the spring 2020 squad of the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL, but was released before the start of the season.[9] On 20 February 2020, Liggins was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and released on 30 July 2021.[10][11] He did not appear in any regular season games for the CFL team.

Europe[edit]

Liggins was signed by the Bern Grizzlies for the 2022 Swiss Nationalliga A (American football) season and won the Swiss Bowl championship with them.[12] On 4 August, Liggins was introduced by the Raiders Tirol of the European League of Football (ELF) as a new signing midway through the 2022 season.[13] In the remaining four games of the regular season, he recorded nine tackles, two interceptions, and eight pass break-ups. He reached the semifinals with the Raiders, where they lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils. In November 2022, Frankfurt Galaxy announced the signing of Liggins for the 2023 ELF season. He was named a 1st team ELF all star for the 2023 season.[14]

Statistics[edit]

Year Team Games played Starts Tackles Pass coverage Fumbles Other
Total Solo Ast TFL Sack INT Yds TD BrUp FF FR TD Blk Saf
European League of Football
2022 Raiders Tirol 4 4 9 6 3 0.0 0.0 2 22 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Frankfurt Galaxy 12 12 42 33 9 3.5 0 5 118 1 17 2 1 0 0 0
ELF Total 16 16 51 39 12 3.5 0.0 7 140 1 25 2 1 0 0 0
Source: stats.europeanleague.football[15]

Private life[edit]

Liggins has ten siblings. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and moved with his mother and siblings to Bismarck, North Dakota at the age of eleven.[16][17] Initially, he sought a career in the U.S. military.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Meaghan MacDonald. "Bismarck's Sease, Liggins sign with DSU". thedickinsonpress.com. The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Prep football N.D. Shrine Bowl". grandforksherald.com. Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Associated Press NAIA All-America Team, List". FOXsports.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 NAIA Football All-America Teams Unveiled". NAIA.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Jay Liggins Nominated for Cliff Harris Award". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Jay Liggins, DS #80 CB, Dickinson State". draftscout.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ^ Shelby Reardon. "I'm ready to go - Bismarck grad, DSU football alum inks deal with Eagles". thedickinsonpress.com. The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Eagles release CB Jay Liggins; Make Brett Toth signing official". theeagleswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Jay Liggins to play in XFL for BattleHawks". kfyrtv.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ Jake Wright. "Liggins signs with CFL". thedickinsonpress.com. The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Blue Bombers Transactions". bluebombers.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Jay Liggins wird neuer Cornerback der Bern Grizzlies". grizzlies.ch (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Schaffer und Liggins kommen: RAIDERS Tirol verstärken sich mit ehemaligen NFL-Spielern". raiders.at (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. ^ Daniel MacKenzie. "ELF: Frankfurt Galaxy shore up secondary with Tony Anderson & Jamalcolm Liggins". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Statistics European League of Footlall". europeanleague.football. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. ^ Zach Berman. "The other Eagle from Bismarck: The improbable journey of cornerback Jay Liggins, Carson Wentz's crosstown rival". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  17. ^ Dustin Monke. "Opportunity of a lifetime: DSU CB Jay Liggins hoping for shot at the NFL". dustinmonke.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  18. ^ Adrian Franke. "Draft 2019 Sleeper - Keelan Doss, Jamalcolm Liggins und Co". spox.com (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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