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6 Jaivon Heiligh

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Venice, Fla.

Biography

Graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in business management ... He was a 2021 Phil Steele All-American Honorable Mention and a two-time Biletnikoff Award watch list member ... He was also a four-time All-Sun Belt honoree, earning first-team honors as a wide receiver in both 2020 and 2021, third-team recognition as a return specialist in 2021, and honorable mention accolades in 2019 ... Played in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl ... Finished his four-year career at CCU as the program's leading receiver, setting program records with 191 catches for a program-record 2,825 receiving yards ... He hauled in 22 touchdown passes and averaged 14.8 yards per catch for his career ... Tallied 11 career 100-yard receiving games, which are the most in school history, while his 22 career touchdowns rank fourth all-time in Coastal's record books ... He also set the Cure Bowl record in 2020 with 13 catches and 178 receiving yards, as the 13 catches is also a CCU single-game record.

Honors
2021 Phil Steele All-American Honorable Mention
2021 
Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team (Wide Receiver)
2021 All-Sun Belt Third Team (Return Specialist)
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt First Team (Wide Receiver)
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt Second Team (Punt Returner)
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt First Team (Wide Receiver)
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt Honorable Mention (Punt Returner)
2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invite
2022 East-West Shrine Bowl Invite
2022 Hula Bowl Invite

2021 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Big Board Preseason Watch List
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist
2021 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 P
ro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference Fourth Team (Punt Returner)
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team (Punt Returner)
2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference First Team
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2019 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention

 

2021 (Senior)

  • A 2021 Phil Steele All-American honorable mention selection
  • Played in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl game
  • Named to the All-Sun Belt first team as a wide receiver
  • Earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt third team as a return specialist
  • Named to the 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team
  • Named to the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt first team as a wide receiver
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt second team as a punt returner
  • Received an invitational to play in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl (senior all-star game)
  • Was invited to the 2022 Hula Bowl (senior all-star game)
  • Also invited to the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (senior all-star game)
  • Played in all 13 games on the season, starting 11 at wide receiver
  • Also served as the team's punt returner on the year, returning 13 punts for 77 yards on the season
  • Led the team with 66 catches for 1,128 yards, becoming just the second Chanticleer to record a 1,000-receiving yard season
  • His 1,128 receiving yards were also the most receiving yards in a single season in CCU history
  • His 66 pass receptions were the third-most in CCU's single-season history
  • Finished with seven receiving touchdowns
  • Caught at least three passes in all but one game on the season
  • Registered six 100-yard receiving games on the year
  • Had a season-high 133 receiving yards on six catches with one touchdown in the season-opening win at The Citadel (Sept. 2)
  • Also had six catches for 122 yards and one touchdown in the home win over Kansas (Sept. 10)
  • Totaled five catches for 118 yards and a touchdown in the home win over UMass (Sept. 25)
  • Hauled in six pass receptions for 103 yards in the road game at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
  • Caught five passes for 116 yards and a touchdown in the win over Troy (Oct. 28)
  • Tallied a season-high 10 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown in the win over Texas State (Nov. 20) on Senior Day
  • Had four catches for 91 yards in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
  • Recorded six catches for 87 yards and a touchdown in the road win at South Alabama (Nov. 26)
  • Finished the season with seven catches and 94 yards in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
  • Tabbed to the 2021 Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list
  • A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection
  • Named to the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference first team
  • Was named to the 2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference fourth team as a punt returner
  • Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Also named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt fourth team as a punt returner


2020 (Junior)

  • Named to the 2020 All-Sun Belt first team
  • Was named to the 2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference first team
  • A Biletnikoff Award watch list member
  • Recorded his 100th career reception and surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards
  • Hauled in at least one pass in 11 of the 12 games he played including a career-high 13 catches in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
  • His 13 catches in the Cure Bowl were both a Cure Bowl and CCU single-game record
  • Registered four 100-yard receiving games
  • Had three games with two touchdown catches
  • Also returned nine punts for 71 yards on the season, including a career-long 40-yard return versus Georgia Southern
  • Led the team and ranked second in the Sun Belt with 65 receptions on the year
  • Also led the team and was third in the conference in receiving yards with 998 on the season
  • Totaled 10 receiving touchdowns, which ranked third in the Sun Belt, and sixth overall in total touchdowns
  • Recorded 13 catches for 178 yards at the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26), both of which were Cure Bowl records
  • His 178 receiving yards in the Cure Bowl were the third-most by a Chant in a single game
  • Also had 11 receptions for 138 yards and two scores, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds in the win at Troy (Dec. 12)
  • Hauled in eight passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in the win at No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14)
  • Caught five passes, including a season-long 54-yard pass, for 107 yards in the home win against Georgia Southern (Oct. 24)
  • Also recorded five receptions for 95 yards versus South Alabama (Nov. 7)
  • Totaled seven receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown in the win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
  • Tallied two touchdowns on five catches for 81 yards at Georgia State (Oct. 31)
  • Registered three catches for 74 yards and a touchdown in the road win at Kansas (Sept. 12)
  • Had two receiving touchdowns in the road win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
  • Also had a touchdown catch versus Campbell (Sept. 18)


2019 (Sophomore)

  • 2019 All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection
  • Played in all 12 games, starting 10 contests
  • Lined up at wide receiver and returned punts
  • Led the team in receptions (46) and receiving yards (497), and was second in receiving touchdowns (3) on the season
  • Also led the team with an average of 41.7 receiving yards per game
  • Hauled in at least one pass in all 12 games on the season and extended his streak to 15-straight games with at least one reception dating back to the 2018 season
  • One of just 21 players in the entire conference to record a 100-yard receiving game, recording 107 receiving yards on 12 catches in the 36-35 come-from-behind win over Troy (Nov. 2)
  • His 12 receptions versus Troy were the most in a single game by a Chanticleer in the program's history
  • Also had six catches for 85 yards at Appalachian State (Sept. 28), six receptions for 76 yards in the season opener versus Eastern Michigan (Aug. 31), and six catches for 73 yards and a touchdown against Georgia State (Oct. 12)
  • Recorded four receptions twice - four catches for 42 yards and a touchdown at UMass (Sept. 21) and four for 36 yards at Arkansas State (Nov. 16)
  • Also had a 16-yard touchdown catch at ULM (Nov. 23)
  • Was second on the team with 524 all-purpose yards
  • Also returned four punts for 27 yards on the season


2018 (Freshman)

  • Played in all 12 games, starting two as a true freshman
  • Made starts at wide receiver at home versus ULM (Oct. 13) and Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
  • Totaled 14 receptions for 202 yards and two touchdowns
  • Averaged 14.4 yards per catch on the season
  • Also tallied 11 rushing yards on a fumble recovery and return at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
  • Had five receptions of 20-plus yards on the season, including a season-long 28-yard catch at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
  • Caught two passes for 21 yards and recorded his first career touchdown in the season opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1)
  • Hauled in two passes for 35 yards and a score in the win at Campbell (Sept. 12)
  • Recorded a season-high three receptions for 23 yards at Troy (Sept. 29)
  • Caught two passes for 32 yards versus ULM (Oct. 13) and two passes for 45 yards at Georgia State
  • Posted one catch in each of the final three games of the season versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10), against Georgia Southern, and at South Alabama (Nov. 23)


High School

  • Tabbed second-team 2017 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Florida Football Team (all divisions)
  • A three-star recruit by 247Sports.com
  • Finished runner-up to teammate Bryce Carpenter as the Florida 7A Player of the Year
  • Set Florida state records as a senior in 2017 with 131 receptions, 2,359 receiving yards, and 32 receiving touchdowns
  • Totaled 252 career receptions for his career which is a Florida high school state record as well
  • Also ranks second in Florida state history with 3,964 career receiving yards and 53 career receiving touchdowns
  • Helped guide Venice High School to the 2017 state championship title and finish with a No. 25 national ranking
  • Hauled in eight of his team’s 10 completions for 159 yards in the Florida 7A state championship game as Venice claimed its first title since 2000
  • Not only did he lead the state of Florida in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns, but he also had 54 more receptions than second-place, 496 more receiving yards than second, and 10 more receiving touchdowns than second
  • Averaged 143.9 yards per game and 16.5 yards per catch his senior season
  • Named all-state as a junior – second-team by FloridaHSFootball.com and third-team by the Associated Press
  • Had 58 receptions for 861 yards and 10 scores as a junior
  • Totaled 63 catches for 944 yards and 11 scores as a sophomore
  • Helped the Indians to three playoff appearances and a run to the Class 7A state final four in both 2016 and 2017
  • Also lettered in basketball for Venice High School

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2018Freshman

    WR
    6'2" 195 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2019Sophomore

    WR
    6'2" 195 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2020Junior

    WR
    6'2" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Senior

    WR
    6'2" 200 lbs
    6