JustinRigg

Career

Four-year letter winner
Played in a a school-record 63 career games with 35 starts, including 16 in a row
Career totals included 50 catches for 547 yards and five scores, averaging 10.9 yards per catch
Graduated in December of 2020 with a degree in agricultural economics
Graduated with a second degree in communication on December 17, 2021
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

2021 – Senior *

In 13 starts, had 20 receptions (third on the team) for 189 yards (9.5) and four scores
Celebrated Senior Day with two catches for 34 yards and a career-high two TDs in the win over New Mexico State … First time a UK tight end had multiple TDs in a game since C.J. Conrad caught three touchdowns vs. New Mexico State in 2016
Caught a season-high four passes for 24 yards, including a one-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter at No. 1 Georgia

2020 – Senior

Played in nine games with eight starts
Fifth on the team in receptions with 12 for 145 yards and a score … Averaged 12.1 yards per catch
Caught three passes for a career-high 79 yards in the win over South Carolina on Senior Day
Caught a 15-yard TD pass on UK’s first offensive possession vs. Vanderbilt, his first career TD reception … It was his second career TD after a fumble recovery for a score in 2019

2019 – Junior

Started in 12 of 13 games played
Had at least one catch in six games, totaling 11 catches for 128 yards
Integral blocker for UK’s explosive running game which led the SEC and ranked fourth nationally with 278.8 rushing yards per game
Had five receptions for 50 yards, both career highs, vs. Florida
Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone on the first play of the second quarter vs. Toledo

2018 – Sophomore

Played in all 13 games with two starts vs. MTSU and Louisville
Had four catches for 45 yards
Earned his first career start vs. MTSU and had a 29-yard catch, the longest of his career

2017 – r-Freshman

Played in all 13 games
Caught three passes for 40 yards, including a career-high two catches for 34 yards vs. Northwestern in the Music City Bowl

2016 – Freshman

Redshirt season
Played in two games before suffering a rib injury during the third week of the season
Returned to practice for the bowl game but did not see action
SEC First-year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

High School

A 3-star tight end rated the No. 47 tight end and No. 43 player in Ohio by 247sports
Voted team captain as a senior and hauled in 35 catches for 394 yards and a touchdown
Helped Springboro finish 11-3 and advance to the second round of the Division I, Region 2 playoffs
Named Greater Western Ohio All-Conference
Earned an invitation to the 2016 Ohio High Football Coaches Assoc. North-South All-Star Classic
Coached by Ryan Wilhite
Also a letter winner and team captain on the basketball team, averaging 9.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior
Excelled in the classroom as he was a three-time Basketball Scholar Athlete and earned the United States Marine Corps’ Distinguished Athlete Award
Picked UK over Bowling Green, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Pittsburgh, Toledo and Wake Forest

Personal

Born in Dayton, Ohio
Son of Jay and Robin Rigg
Has two brothers, Jake and Jordan
Grandfather, Joe Miko, played football at Ohio, while brother, Jordan, played at Miami (Ohio) and brother, Jake, played at Walsh University

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