Running back, Richmond, 2004–07
Tim Hightower
- Born
- May 23, 1986
Tim Hightower played running back at Richmond (2004–07). The Arizona Cardinals took Hightower in round 5, No. 149 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
86rushing yards, career highat Duke, 2006Team titles: Atlantic 10 champions, 2005; Colonial Athletic Association champions, 2007
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by 10 games in 2004 (Sep 11 at VMI; Sep 18 at Massachusetts; Sep 25 vs. Lafayette; Oct 9 vs. Maine; Oct 16 at Villanova; Oct 23 vs. James Madison; Oct 30 at Hofstra; Nov 6 vs. Towson; Nov 13 vs. Delaware; Nov 20 at William & Mary) and 12 games in 2005 (Sep 1 vs. Massachusetts; Sep 10 at Lafayette; Sep 17 at Maine; Oct 8 vs. Villanova; Oct 15 vs. Delaware; Oct 22 vs. Hofstra; Oct 29 at James Madison; Nov 5 vs. VMI; Nov 12 at Towson; Nov 19 vs. William & Mary; Nov 27 at Hampton; Dec 3 vs. Furman) and 11 games in 2006 (Sep 16 vs. VMI; Sep 23 vs. Bucknell; Sep 30 vs. Northeastern; Oct 7 at New Hampshire; Oct 14 at Rhode Island; Oct 14 at Rhodes; Oct 21 vs. Delaware; Oct 28 vs. James Madison; Nov 4 at Villanova; Nov 11 vs. Towson; Nov 18 at William & Mary) and 12 games in 2007 (Sep 8 at Northeastern; Sep 22 at Bucknell; Sep 29 vs. New Hampshire; Oct 6 at Towson; Oct 13 vs. Stony Brook; Oct 20 vs. Rhode Island; Oct 27 at James Madison; Nov 3 vs. Villanova; Nov 10 at Delaware; Nov 17 vs. William & Mary; Nov 24 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Dec 2 at Wofford): the source has no box score for them.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| On file | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2007 Richmond 1 game, 73 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Vanderbilt | L 17–41 | 14 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Northeastern; Sep 22 at Bucknell; Sep 29 vs. New Hampshire; Oct 6 at Towson; Oct 13 vs. Stony Brook; Oct 20 vs. Rhode Island; Oct 27 at James Madison; Nov 3 vs. Villanova; Nov 10 at Delaware; Nov 17 vs. William & Mary; Nov 24 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Dec 2 at Wofford, so those games are not listed.
2006 Richmond 1 game, 86 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Duke | W 13–0 | 20 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
No box score in the source for Sep 16 vs. VMI; Sep 23 vs. Bucknell; Sep 30 vs. Northeastern; Oct 7 at New Hampshire; Oct 14 at Rhode Island; Oct 14 at Rhodes; Oct 21 vs. Delaware; Oct 28 vs. James Madison; Nov 4 at Villanova; Nov 11 vs. Towson; Nov 18 at William & Mary, so those games are not listed.
2005 Richmond 1 game, 1 catch, 9 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atVanderbilt | L 13–37 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Massachusetts; Sep 10 at Lafayette; Sep 17 at Maine; Oct 8 vs. Villanova; Oct 15 vs. Delaware; Oct 22 vs. Hofstra; Oct 29 at James Madison; Nov 5 vs. VMI; Nov 12 at Towson; Nov 19 vs. William & Mary; Nov 27 at Hampton; Dec 3 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.
2004 Richmond 1 game, 24 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at NC State | L 0–42 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 at VMI; Sep 18 at Massachusetts; Sep 25 vs. Lafayette; Oct 9 vs. Maine; Oct 16 at Villanova; Oct 23 vs. James Madison; Oct 30 at Hofstra; Nov 6 vs. Towson; Nov 13 vs. Delaware; Nov 20 at William & Mary, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.29 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 75 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Washington Redskins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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