High School: Three-year letterman at Duluth High where he saw time as an offensive and defensive lineman for coach Richard Gillespie...over final two prep seasons, posted a combined 150 pancake blocks and graded out better then 92 percent each year...as a senior, named first-team All-Gwinnett County (coaches poll), first-team All-Region 7-5A and Gwinnett Daily Post All-County...rated the No. 27 offensive guard in the country by ESPN.com Recruiting Insider...also lettered twice in track and field...off the field, was a member of the honor roll and the National Society of High School Scholars...also was a People To People Student Ambassador and named Who's Who Among American High School Students.

Personal: Born Andrew M. Higgins on March 23, 1987, in New Orleans, La...son of Mark and Misty Higgins...has two brothers: Alex and Aiden; and one sister, Ally...father, Mark, played college baseball at the University of New Orleans, was a first-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians in 1984 and played in the Majors in 1989...proposed major is business.