Logan Alexander Diggs (born March 17, 2002) is an American football running back for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and LSU Tigers.
_(cropped).jpg) Diggs in 2023 | |
| Ole Miss Rebels – No. 22 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 17, 2002 Boutte, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, Louisiana) |
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Early life and high school
editDiggs grew up in Boutte, Louisiana and attended Archbishop Rummel High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Notre Dame over offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, LSU, Memphis, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and USC.[2]
College career
editNotre Dame
editDuring Diggs's true freshman season in 2021, he played in the last eight games where he handed 52 carries for 230 yards and three scores along with six passes for 56 yards and a score.[3] During the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, he made 9 rushes and 29 rushing yards while receiving five targets and four catches for 21 yards.[4] During the 2022 season, he played in 12 games and finished the season with 821 rushing yards and four touchdowns.[5] During the 2022 Gator Bowl, he finished the game with 170 all-purpose yards while making 13 carries for 89 yards and also made a 75 yard touchdown pass making it the second longest touchdown reception during a bowl game in the program's history.[6]
On April 27, 2023, Diggs announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7] On May 16, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to LSU.[8]
LSU
editDuring the 2023 season, he started to become one of the top rushers at LSU after the Week 4 game against Arkansas where he completed 97 yards on 14 carries.[9]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 | 52 | 230 | 4.4 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 | 165 | 821 | 5.0 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 211 | 21.1 | 75 | 2 |
| 2023 | LSU | 10 | 8 | 119 | 653 | 5.5 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 336 | 1,704 | 5.1 | 51 | 14 | 24 | 349 | 14.5 | 75 | 3 | |
References
edit- ^ "Logan Diggs". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Logan Diggs, Archbishop Rummel, Running Back". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Logan Diggs 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Selbe, Nick (January 1, 2022). "Notre Dame RB Apologizes for Performance Against Oklahoma State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Logan Diggs 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Geoffrey (December 30, 2022). "Twitter reacts to Logan Diggs' 75-yard touchdown in Gator Bowl". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (April 27, 2023). "Logan Diggs joins the transfer portal parade out of Notre Dame football". ND Insider. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson (May 16, 2023). "Notre Dame RB Logan Diggs has decided to return closer to home to play for LSU". nola.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Nadeau, Rene (September 25, 2023). "Logan Diggs emerges as top rusher for LSU". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2023.