Career Honors:
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2019 Buck Buchanan Award Finalist
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2019 STATS FCS First Team All-American
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2019 First Team Associated Press FCS All-American
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2019 First Team AFCA All-American
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2019 First Team Phil Steele FCS All-American
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2019 First Team Walter Camp FCS All-American
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2019 First Team HERO Sports FCS All-American
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2019 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List | Nov. 7, 2019
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2019 First Team All-CAA Football
-2019 First Team Phil Steele All-CAA Football
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2018 Second Team All-CAA Football
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STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention | Oct. 7, 2019
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STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention | Oct. 28, 2019
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CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week | Oct. 28, 2019
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2019 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-America
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2019 Preseason All-CAA Football Honorable Mention
-2016 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team
-2015 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team
2019: Named a finalist for the 2019 Buck Buchanan Award while being tabbed a First Team All-CAA Football honoree after the season...Was named a unanimous First Team All-American after the season, picking up six All-America honors...Started all 11 games in the defensive backfield...Closed the year with eight interceptions to lead the nation and set Elon's new Division I program record for most in a single season...Also set a Division I program record with three interceptions on two occasions against New Hampshire and Rhode Island...Finished the season with 49 tackles, marking the fifth most on the team, with five pass breakups for 13 passes defended...His 1.18 passes defended on the season marked the third-most in the CAA...Had a season-high 12 stops with a forced fumble against William & Mary...Sealed the victory on the road at No. 19 Towson with an interception with 21 seconds to play, marking his final time on a college football field...Started the season as a Preseason All-CAA Football honorable mention and a Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American.
2018: Started all 11 games at defensive back...Made 65 tackles - the second most on the team - with 33 of them solo and 2.5 for loss...With four interceptions, he tied for the team high and tied for second for the most in a game in Elon's FCS history...His five interceptions also tied for the fifth-most in the CAA for the season...Broke up a team-best nine passes, tying for fifth in Elon's FCS record book for most breakups in a season...Finished third in the CAA with 1.18 passes defended per game (13 total) for the season...Made a season-high 10 stops - seven solo - in the win at No. 2 James Madison with two pass breakups and a fumble recovery that setup the game-winning drive...Recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown against No. 21 Furman while also making seven tackles in the win...Made eight tackles - five solo - in the win over Richmond...Had two interceptions and three tackles in the win over New Hampshire...Picked off passes in back-to-back games against No. 20 Towson and No. 16 Maine while making six stops in both contests...Had seven stops in the first round of the FCS Playoffs against No. 12 Wofford...Was named a Second Team All-CAA Football performer after the season.
2017: Started 11 of the 12 games in which he saw action…Made 59 total tackles, including 5.5 for a loss…Broken up a team-high 11 passes and intercepted two others…Finished the season opener with a career-high eight total tackles and one interception…Made seven total tackles, including six solo stops and 2.5 for a loss, in a win over No. 16 Charleston Southern…Notched six solo tackles, including 1.0 for a loss, and returned an interception 24 yards in a league win over William & Mary…Finished with six tackles, including 1.0 for a loss, and a pass breakup in a victory at Rhode Island…Broke up three passes during a six-tackle game in a win over Towson.
2016: Missed the season due to injury…Named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
2015: Started two of the seven games in which he appeared as a true freshman…Totaled 15 tackles, including nine solo stops…Intercepted one pass… Made two tackles in his collegiate debut at Wake Forest…Tallied a high of seven tackles in a league win over Towson…Intercepted the first pass of his career against North Carolina A&T…Named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
Prep: Claimed Metro 4A All-Conference honors in 2014…Honorable mention selection all-conference in 2013…Led Southeast Guilford with 73 total tackles and added one interception and one fumble recovery in 2014…Ran for 278 yards and six touchdowns and added 21 catches for 370 yards and three scores…Led the league with eight interceptions as a junior…Added 45 tackles and broke up three passes that same season…Helped coach Fritz Hessenthaler’s program to a 10-2 record, conference title and a state playoff appearance as a senior…Team went 11-3 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs in 2013.
Personal: Son of former York College (Pa.) sprinter and NCAA Division III track all-American Gregory and Kaniesha Liggs…Sister NaKiesha threw the shot put at Winston-Salem State University…Born September 8, 1997.
