Tim Hightower

Tim Hightower is professional football player in the National Football League. He is currently a running back for the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals drafted Hightower in the fifth round, with the149th selection overall, of the 2008 NFL Draft. He is competing with Beanie Wells for the starting running back job in 2010.

Hightower attended the University of Richmond from 2004-07. He established school records in rushing yards with 3,712,http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=159679 all-purpose yards with 4,448, rushing touchdowns with 34 and total touchdowns with 39. Richmond earned Division I-AA All-American honors and was a unanimous All-Colonial Athletic Association first-teamer as a senior.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Tim-Hightower/e396e751-11e4-4a76-a8bf-a38f466ec776

Hightower attended Episcopal High School in Alexandra, Virginia, where he earned All-State honors in both his junior and senior years. He was the team MVP and served as team captain for his last two years. In addition to earning three letters in football, he twice lettered in both basketball and track. Hightower was a four-time honor roll student and chairman of the Spectrum Club, a diversity organization, during his final two years of high school.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Tim-Hightower/e396e751-11e4-4a76-a8bf-a38f466ec776

Hightower started all 16 games for the Arizona Cardinals in 2009 , finishing with 143 carries for 598 yards and eight touchdowns - Hightower was second on the team in rushing to Beanie Wells. He also had 63 receptions for 428 yards. Hightower had a career-high 110 rushing yards on 14 carries in the Cardinals' 21-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on November 22. He had a career high 12 receptions for 121 yards in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers on September 13, a 20-16 49ers victory.http://www.nfl.com/players/timhightower/gamelogs?id=HIG784208&season=2009

Hightower had six carries for 87 yards in Arizona's 45-14 loss to New Orleans in the NFC Championship game on January 16, 2010.http://www.nfl.com/players/timhightower/gamelogs?id=HIG784208&season=2009

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In his first season with the Cardinals, Hightower appeared in every game for the franchise. He averaged. 2.8 yards per carry. He also finished the season 399 yards and with 10 touchdowns in 143 carries.NFL.com: Tim Hightower

After the Cardinals went 7-3 in the 2008-2009 season, head coach Ken Whisenhunt made the decision to replace starting running back Edgerrin James with Hightower as the team's featured back. In his first start Hightower ran for 109 yards against the St. Louis Rams, but in the following weeks he could not build on that momentum.Arizona Republic: Cardinals season had twists, turns (December 31, 2008)

Hightower signed a three-year, 1,27 million contract with the team in June.http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_contract.aspx?sport=NFL&id=4901

Hightower earned Division I-AA first-team All-America honors and was a unanimous All-Colonial Athletic Association first-teamer as a senior for Richmond in 2007 after setting school single-season rushing records for yardage (1,924) and touchdowns (20). His 137.4-yard average per game ranked sixth in the nation. He established a school record by scoring 138 points and caught 32 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Tim-Hightower/e396e751-11e4-4a76-a8bf-a38f466ec776