Forrest Hightower

American gridiron football player (born 1992)

American football player

Forrest Hightower

No. 12

Position:

Defensive back

Personal information

Born:

(1992-03-15) March 15, 1992 (age 32)
Oakland, California

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

185 lb (84 kg)

Career information

High school:

Concord (CA)

College:

San Jose State

Undrafted:

2015

Career history

Ottawa Redblacks (2015–2016)
New Orleans Saints (2017)*
Edmonton Eskimos (2017–2020)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Grey Cup champion (2016)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Forrest Deon Hightower (born March 15, 1992) is a former gridiron football defensive back. He played college football at San Jose State.

College career

Hightower played college football at San Jose State University from 2010–2014.

Professional career

After two seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Hightower signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 4, 2017.^[1] He was waived by the Saints on May 22, 2017.^[2]

Hightower retired from football on June 30, 2021.^[3]

References

^ Dabe, Christopher (January 4, 2017). "New Orleans Saints sign 2 defensive players from CFL". NOLA.com.
^ Katzenstein, Josh (May 22, 2017). "New Orleans Saints waive defensive back Forrest Hightower". NOLA.com.
^ "Three Elks players announce their retirement". GoElks.com. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.