Chris Highland brought All-America-level reliability to Illinois State’s long snapper spot
In the 2014 season, Chris Highland was a First-Team All-America long snapper for Illinois State and a team captain, with a reputation for clean, dependable snapping and special-teams consistency—he was not credited with a bad snap in 2013 and 2012, and he even chipped in tackles and a fumble recovery. He fits the mold of a low-drama, high-trust specialist: the kind of player coaches love because the operation is crisp, the temperament is steady, and the job gets done without headlines—except, of course, the good kind.
