Jamalcolm Liggins

Jamalcolm "Jay" Liggins (born 26 April 1996) is an American football defensive back for the Paris Musketeers of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football at Dickinson State.

Youth and college career Liggins attended Bismarck High School in North Dakota's capital city. He had also competed in track and field (long jump and triple jump) in high school and college, earning All-American honors. On the football team, he excelled as a senior and became a first-time starter for the Demons and was subsequently selected to the All-Region Team. As a result, he participated in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl in April 2014.

In 2014, Liggins committed to Dickinson State University in of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). In addition, he was a finalist for the prestigious Cliff Harris Award. In March 2019, he attended the Pro Day at North Dakota State University and was also named to the All-Conference Team that year.

Professional career

North America On April 28, 2019, Liggins was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. He appeared in two games during the preseason, recording four tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup. He was released by the Eagles in mid-August. Liggins was on the spring 2020 squad of the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL, but was released before the start of the season. On February 20, 2020, Liggins was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and released on July 30, 2021. He did not appear in any regular season games for the CFL team.

Europe Liggins was signed by the Bern Grizzlies for the 2022 Swiss Nationalliga A (American football) season and won the Swiss Bowl championship with them. On 4 August, Liggins was introduced by the Raiders Tirol of the European League of Football (ELF) as a new signing midway through the 2022 season. In the remaining four games of the regular season, he recorded nine tackles, two interceptions, and eight pass break-ups. He reached the semifinals with the Raiders, where they lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils. In November 2022, Frankfurt Galaxy announced the signing of Liggins for the 2023 ELF season. He was named a 1st team ELF all star for the 2023 season. He resigned with the team on December 18, 2023. On May 12, 2025, Liggins signed with the Paris Musketeers.

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Private life Liggins has ten siblings. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and moved with his mother and siblings to Bismarck, North Dakota at the age of eleven. Initially, he sought a career in the U.S. military.