Machari Bighams

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Machari Bighams
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    165
  • Hometown:
    Homerville, Ga.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Clinch County
  • Previous College:
    Independence Community College
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    5
  • yds
    103
  • yds/g
    20.6
  • td
    2
Bio

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in nine games, recording 15 tackles (12 solos)... Second on the team with five pass breakups and in return yards with 163, all coming on 10 kickoffs. ... Fifth on the squad with 261 all-purpose yards... Also saw action on the offensive side of the ball, rushing 23 times for 73 yards... Caught three passes for 25 yards and a touchdown... Credited with a blocked kick.   

Freshman (2017-18): Attended Independence (Kansas) Community College.

Prep: Graduated in 2017 from Clinch County High School... Three-year varsity letterman in football... Also a standout in basketball and track... Played both defensive back and wide receiver as a senior when his team finished 11-2 with a loss in the state semifinals... Had six interceptions in 2016... Squad won the Class A-Public state championship his junior year with a 13-1 overall record... Sealed the 2015 state semifinal victory, a seven-point win over Commerce, on an interception with less than two minutes left. 

Personal: Son of Tabitha Bighams... Majoring in sport management with a minor in exercise science... Also a part of the track and field team at DC. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 12 12
Yards 103 103
Yards per game 20.6 20.6
Yards per catch 8.6 8.6
Touchdowns 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 8 34 4.3 13 0 1 0
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 3 41 13.7 47 1 - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 4 5 1.3 11 1 - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 4 6 1.5 3 0 - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 4 39 9.8 17 1 1 0
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 2 11 5.5 6 0 - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 5 50 10.0 18 1 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - 0
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - 0
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - 0
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 4 80 20.0 24 0 - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - 1 7 7.0 7 0
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 1 34 39 - - 73
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 1 41 3 - - 44
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 1 5 11 - 80 96
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 1 6 - - - 6
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 1 - 50 7 - 57
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 8 1 0 - - - - 0 - - 0 1
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 6 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 0 1 1.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 9 23 73 8.1 3.2 0 22 1 1
2020-21 5 19 86 17.2 4.5 2 47 1 0
2021-22 8 22 71 8.9 3.2 0 18 2 1
2022-23 10 24 99 9.9 4.1 2 23 1 0
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 88 329 8.9 3.7 4 47 5 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 9 3 0.3 25 2.8 8.3 1 24
2020-21 5 12 2.4 103 20.6 8.6 2 18
2021-22 8 15 1.9 99 12.4 6.6 1 32
2022-23 10 20 2.0 203 20.3 10.2 1 60
2023-24 5 - - - - - - -
Total 37 50 1.4 430 11.6 8.6 5 60
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 10 163 16.3 0 29 - - - - -
2020-21 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
2021-22 6 77 12.8 0 26 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 1 14 14.0 0 14 0 0 - 1 0
Total 21 334 15.9 0 29 2 2 1.0 1 7
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 9 73 25 - 163 261 29.0
2020-21 5 86 103 7 80 276 55.2
2021-22 8 71 99 -5 77 242 30.3
2022-23 10 99 203 - - 302 30.2
2023-24 5 - - 0 14 14 2.8
Total 37 329 430 2 334 1095 29.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 6 0.7 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
2020-21 26 5.2 2 2 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
2021-22 6 0.8 0 1 0 0 - - - - 0 0
2022-23 18 1.8 2 1 - - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 6 1.2 - - 0 1 - - - - 0 0
Total 62 1.7 4 5 0 1 - - 0 - 1 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 9 12 3 15.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 5 1
2020-21 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 5 4 2 6.0 1.2 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 37 16 6 22.0 .6 0.0 0 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
March 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
April 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 5 19 86 17.2 4.5 2 47 1 0
Conference 5 19 86 17.2 4.5 2 47 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 11 75 37.5 6.8 1 47 1 0
Away 3 8 11 3.7 1.4 1 11 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 3 41 41.0 13.7 1 47 - -
Losses 4 16 45 11.3 2.8 1 13 1 0
Month
March 3 15 80 26.7 5.3 2 47 1 0
April 2 4 6 3.0 1.5 0 3 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 5 12 2.4 103 20.6 8.6 2 18
Conference 5 12 2.4 103 20.6 8.6 2 18
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 5 2.5 42 21.0 8.4 1 17
Away 3 7 2.3 61 20.3 8.7 1 18
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 1 1.0 3 3.0 3.0 0 3
Losses 4 11 2.8 100 25.0 9.1 2 18
Month
March 3 7 2.3 53 17.7 7.6 1 17
April 2 5 2.5 50 25.0 10.0 1 18
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
March 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
April 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
March 3 - - - - - - - -
April 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
Conference 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 80 20.0 0 24 1 7 7.0 0 7
Month
March 4 80 20.0 0 24 - - - - -
April - - - - - 1 7 7.0 0 7
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 5 86 103 7 80 276 55.2
Conference 5 86 103 7 80 276 55.2
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 2 75 42 - - 117 58.5
Away 3 11 61 7 80 159 53.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 41 3 - - 44 44.0
Losses 4 45 100 7 80 232 58.0
Month
March 3 80 53 - 80 213 71.0
April 2 6 50 7 - 63 31.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 26 5.2 2 2 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
Conference 26 5.2 2 2 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 14 7.0 1 1 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Away 12 4.0 1 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 8 8.0 1 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Losses 18 4.5 1 2 0 0 - - - - - 0
Month
March 20 6.7 2 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
April 6 3.0 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
Month
March 3 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
April 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Football concludes spring season by losing on road to Franklin
  • Article
  • April 17, 2021
Football concludes spring season by losing on road to Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – In its final game of the 2021 spring season on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College football squad traveled to play the Franklin College Grizzlies in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest and left Faught Stadium with a 31-18 defeat.

  • April 17, 2021
Football drops HCAC game in Cincinnati
  • Article
  • March 27, 2021
Football drops HCAC game in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI – In a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday, the Defiance College football team dropped a 41-22 decision to the host Mount St. Joseph University Lions at Schueler Field.

  • March 27, 2021
Football picks up 22-16 HCAC victory over rival Manchester
  • Article
  • March 20, 2021
Football picks up 22-16 HCAC victory over rival Manchester

DEFIANCE, Ohio – At home on Saturday afternoon against the Manchester University Spartans, a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival, the Defiance College football team overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to pick up a 22-16 victory at Justin F. Coressel Stadium.

  • March 20, 2021
Football falls to HCAC favorite Hanover in home opener
  • Article
  • March 13, 2021
Football falls to HCAC favorite Hanover in home opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – In its spring 2021 home opener on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College football team fell, 56-12, to the Hanover College Panthers in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Justin F. Coressel Stadium. It was Defiance’s first home contest since beating HCAC rival Bluffton University on Nov. 16, 2019.

  • March 13, 2021
Football to kick off spring 2021 season at Rose-Hulman this Saturday
  • Article
  • March 04, 2021
Football to kick off spring 2021 season at Rose-Hulman this Saturday

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College football program dates back to the early 1900s, but this academic year is believed to be the first time the Yellow Jackets will play its main season during the spring semester.

  • March 04, 2021