2007 (Updated 11/20/07): Named a First Team All-CAA Football Performer... Voted a captain by the team, along with Stephen Howell... Two-Time National Offensive Player of the Week... Two-Time CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week... Currently stands as the nation's sixth-leading rusher with an average of 141.9 yards/game... Sixth in the nation in rushing touchdown (17)... Stands tied for seventh in scoring, averaging 10.9 points/game... Has rushed for over 100 yards in game in eight of Richmond's 11 games this season... Had his streak of touchdowns (either rushing or receiving) scored halted at 11 on Nov. 17... Ran for 113 yards and a TD in the dramatic 62-56 five-OT win at then-No. 6 Delaware win... Set a new Richmond career record for all-purpose yard in the UD win... Ran for 187 yards -- the third-highest total of the season -- in a win over then-No. 23 Villanova to become just the third back in Richmond history to surpass the 3,000-yard mark in a career... Also scored the 30th rushing TD of his career against Nova to set a new Richmond career record... His TD carry of 38 yards against Stony Brook marked his eighth TD carry of longer than 35 yards on the season and also broke Richmond's single-season TD record (14)... Carried the ball a then-season-high 26 times for 126 yards and a touchdown on the road at Towson... Racked up 168 yards with three rushing touchdowns in a 45-38 win over then-No. 11 New Hampshire... Caught seven passes for 41 yards in the UNH game, including a TD to mark his third-straight game with four TDs scored... Broke off a 72-yarder for TD in the UNH win... Broke a Richmond record with 295 yards rushing at Bucknell on just 24 carries (12.3 yards/carry) in a 45-14 win... The 295 yards was the best single-game rushing performance this season in major college football (now second in the FCS)... Rushed for four TDs at Bucknell on runs of 57, 52, 37 and 36 yards... Earned National Offensive Player of the Week from both Sports Network and CollegeSportingNews.com and the CAA's weekly award for his performance at Bucknell... On just 19 carries at Northeastern, Hightower gained 246 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-14 triumph... The Spiders set school-records with 642 yards of total offense and 443 rushing yards in the win... Hightower had TD runs of 90 (third-longest in UR history) and 67 yards in the game... Named Sports Network National Offensive Player of the Week and CAA Player of the Week for his performance at NU... Opened his senior campaign with 73 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown at Vanderbilt.

2006: Third Team All-Atlantic 10 selection... Posted career-highs in carries (177), rushing yards (850), receptions (34), receiving yards (269) and touchdown catches (2)... Started all 11 games... The junior scored seven touchdown, with a then-career-best three coming against VMI... He surpassed his previous career-high by 30 yards with 149 yards on the ground against Northeastern... His other game over 100 yards was the 106 he put up against VMI... Hightower was sixth in the A-10 and 48th in the nation with an average of 77.27 rushing yards... Caught TD passes against VMI and New Hampshire.

2005: Helped an offense which scored 349 points on the season, second-most all-time at Richmond... Was part of an offense which averaged 381.3 yards a game, ranking 41st in the country... Helped the Spiders to a total of 4,957 yards on the season, most-ever in Spider football history... Played in 13 games and started nine... Rushed 142 times for 777 yards and nine touchdowns... Hauled in 21 catches for 163 yards... Finished third on the team in scoring with 54 total points on nine touchdowns... Had three 100+ yard rushing games, including a career-best 119 yards and two touchdowns against James Madison.

2004: Played in all 11 games... Carried the ball 58 times for 161 yards... Also made 19 receptions for 158 yards... Also saw time on special teams... Season-highs with 18 attempts, 73 yards and 20-yard run at Villanova (Oct. 16)... Made a season-high six receptions for 63 yards against James Madison (Oct. 23)... Also returned two kick-offs, one for 30 yards at William & Mary.