Christopher Newport University

2018 - Junior - Established himself as one of the top safeties in the country while placing his name among the elite defensive backs in school history … Picked up first-team All-Conference and All-State accolades while collecting third-team All-Region plaudits … Came down with six interceptions during the season, which equaled the second-highest single-season total in program history and was tied for the most in the CAC in 2018 … Picked off a pair of passes during a victory against TCNJ on November 3 … Returned the second interception 56 yards, which marked the fifth-longest return by a Captain … Had a pick in three straight games from September 8-29 … Capped off that run by returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown at Rowan … Added his last pick in the season finale against Wesley on November 10 … Also broke up a pass on a fourth-down attempt against the Wolverines ... Contributed five pass breakups during the year, including a pair in the opener against Southern Virginia on September 1 … Finished the season with 24 tackles, including five behind the line of scrimmage … Posted five tackles during each of the first two games of the year, including an eight-yard loss at Hampden-Sydney on September 8 … Notched at least one tackle in eight of his nine appearances … Was credited with a quarterback hurry against Montclair State on September 22 as well.

2017 - Sophomore - Helped anchor the team’s defensive backfield while starting all 10 games as a safety … Picked off a pass and recovered a fumble during a dominant effort against Hampden-Sydney … Also broke up passes against a pair of nationally-ranked opponents with solid work against Frostburg State and Wesley … Finished the year with 18 tackles, including 13 solo stops … Brought down four runners at Southern Virginia in the opener … Had at least two tackles in five of his appearances … Registered 2.5 tackles for a loss during the year, including solo efforts against Rowan and Salisbury in back-to-back appearances ... Helped the Captains finish eighth in the nation in total defense (234.7 yards per game) and 15th in scoring defense (12.4 points per game).

2016 - Freshman - Saw action in six games during his debut campaign … Made his first collegiate appearance in the season opener against Kean on September 4 … Also appeared in NJAC contests against Rowan on October 1, Montclair State on October 15, Salisbury on October 29, and William Paterson on November 5 … Helped the Captains post a non-league victory over Hampden-Sydney on September 10 as well.

At Booker T. Washington - Played defensive back and wide receiver all four years for the Bookers ... Earned first-team All-Conference honors as a defensive back ... Also was named the team's Defensive Back of the Year ... Earned MVP honors for the baseball squad as well ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal - Damian Odell Dajante' Jiggetts is the son of Dante' Jiggetts and Lateshea Walter ... Has two younger sister, Dania Jiggetts and Zymoni Walter ... Ed Reed is his favorite athlete, and J. Cole is his favorie musician ... Jackie Robinson is the person in history he would most like to meet ... His mom is the most impressive person he has met ... His dream vacation would be a trip to Antigua and Barbuda ... "Django" is his favorite movie, and "The Blacklist" is his favorite TV show ... His goal in life is to retire handsomely by the age of 45 ... Majoring in sociology with a concentration in criminology.