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Johnnie "Stunky Leg" Higgins (born September 8, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was a 3rd round pick (99th overall and the last pick of the first day) out of the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2007 NFL Draft. At UTEP he received several honors including Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006. He turned in a 4.43 40 at the 2006 NFL Combine. He returned a kick-off punt 90 yards for a touchdown on August 30th 2007's preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. He also is the cousin of San Diego Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer.

Higgins attended Sweeny High School in Sweeny, Texas, and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In basketball, he was named his team's Most Valuable Player.

Higgins was selected by the Oakland Raiders as the team's rookie wide receiver and new punt return specialist. He saw action in all games in the 2007 season, and started two.

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It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Johnnie Lee Higgins."