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7 Kaylan Wiggins

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Position Quarterback
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Sanford, Fla.
  • High School Seminole HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Pass Completions: 18, vs. New Hampshire (9/14/19)
Pass Attempts: 12, vs. New Hampshire (9/14/19)
Pass Yards: 127, vs. New Hampshire (9/14/19)
Long Pass: 40, vs. WKU (9/7/19)
Rushing Yards: 187, vs. New Hampshire (9/14/19)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, vs. New Hampshire (9/14/19)
Long Rush: 70, vs. New Hampshire (9/14/19)

2020: Played in three games and started in one at quarterback for FIU in 2020... Threw for 81 yards on 11-of-30 passing... Rushed for 79 yards and one touchdown as well in three games for FIU... Best performance of the year came at WKU (11/21), after throwing for 39 yards and rushing for 24 yards and a score.

2019: Played in 10 games as a redshirt sophomore, starting once against New Hampshire (9/14)... Went 15-27 on the year with 172 yards passing... Racked up 323 yards on the ground, which ranked third on the team... His 6.6 yards-per-carry average led the team... Had a breakout game in his start against New Hampshire (9/14), rushing for 187 yards and two scores... The 187 yards ranks as the fourth-most rushing yards all-time in C-USA history for a quarterback.

2018: Did not see any action as a redshirt freshman.
 
2017: Redshirted in his first season at FIU.

PREP CAREER: Named a Florida All-State Class 8A Second Team selection for 2015 and 2016…Helped Seminole High School to a 12-1 record, advancing them to the FHSAA Class 8A State semifinals…Played for Head Coach Don Stark…Completed 57 percent of his passes (123-of-213) for 2,223 yards and 22 touchdowns…Also rushed for 646 yards and seven more touchdowns on 85 carries (7.6 yards-per-carry), during his senior year…Named to the SAC 2016 Football All-Conference team…He is recognized as a dual-threat quarterback…Also a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team…Chose FIU over Kentucky, Army, Navy and Tulane.

PERSONAL INFO: Son of Kerry Sr. and Adrienne Wiggins…Siblings, Kerrena Brown, Kerry Wiggins Jr. and Kyra Wiggins...Majoring in sports management at FIU…Started playing football at age six...Played for the Sanford Seminoles (Pop Warner)...Participated in Young Men of Excellence and Tribe.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2017Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 200 lbs
    7