01-19-2023, 11:34 AM
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CJ Miggs is a Wide Receiver for the Birddogs of the DSFL. Miggs started playing football in the 8th grade but was always picked on for his size. Miggs played high school ball in central Florida and played against many top talents in his recruiting class. Miggs was moved up to his high schools varsity team his sophomore year at the end of the season. The head coach saw something in him because the team rarely threw the ball, that they will move him to running back. Miggs never played running back but he showed signs of his shiftiness in JV where he caught multiple long receptions on a primarily run heavy team. He even ran the ball for a drive when he got moved up, only 1 carry for 2 yards but it was more just to get the jitters out of him. Junior year he became the starter and started to become highly recruited and received 5 offers within a matter of 2 days based off of camp workouts. He started off his Junior year as a 3 star and a top 200 prospect in the state of Florida. The offers slowly started to come in as by the end of his Junior year he ended with 14 offers including Coastal Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Miami, Florida and UCF. He ended his Junior year with averaging almost 10 yards a carry with 1098 yards on 113 carries (9.7 yards a carry) and 11 touchdowns. At the end of his Junior year he decided to stay in central Florida and play collegiate football in his hometown UCF. So much for being an undersized running back at only 5’8. His Junior year Miggs ran for 979 yards on 128 carries (7.6 yards a carry) and 12 touchdowns and led his team to the state playoffs. They eventually lost to their rival school who beat them week 1 in by a game winning touchdown, and beat them 7 straight meetings. Miggs went to UCF and ultimately switched back to wide receiver after there were much larger, talented, and experienced running backs in the back field. He got almost no playtime in his first 2 seasons at UCF only catching 9 passes for 116 yards and 1 touchdown. However he returned kicks and punts and showed off his shiftiness. He even got the nickname CJ2Shifty. His Junior year at UCF he led the team in yards as he caught 56 passes for 796 yards and 5 touchdowns. He decided to declare for the DSFL draft, where he got selected by the Birddogs. His lifelong friend Bobby Steel also got drafted to the same team as him. Miggs and Steel always line up against each other in practice to get the best out of each other. Miggs even got the game ball in his first game as a birddog when he broke open having 3 catches for 90 yards in a blowout victory against the a top defense in DSFL.