Luke Wiginton

Position:
Offensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 305
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Prev School:
Indiana
High School:
Bishop Dwenger

BEFORE BALL STATE: Played at Indiana University the past three seasons under coach Tom Allen ... did not see game action in either the 2020, 2021 or 2022 seasons ... twice named the co-offensive scout team player of the week as a redshirt sophomore in 2022 -- at Cincinnati (Sept. 24) and at Rutgers (Oct. 22) ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten ... redshirted the 2020 campaign after enrolling in spring classes and participating in spring practice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Offensive lineman for head coach Jason Garrett at Bishop Dwenger High School ... 2019 Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 and 5A all-state selection ... all-conference honoree ... team captain as a senior, the Saints rushed for 2,411 yards, 185.5 per game, and scored 34 times on the ground ... Bishop Dwenger won the 2018 4A state championship by beating Evansville Central in a four-overtime affair that was the longest playoff game in IHSAA history ... Saints reached the state semifinals in 2017 and 2019 ... ranked the No. 9 prospect in Indiana by Rivals.

PERSONAL: Son of Amy and Ben Wiginton ... has two sisters and two brothers ... graduated in three years at IU, and hopes to pursue a master's degree in social work at Ball State ... has future sights set on a PhD in clinical psychology ... his grandfather played football at Cornell ... enjoys fishing and reading in his spare time ... diverse musical tastes include Fleetwood Mac, Zach Bryan and Led Zeppelin ... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... favorite movies are "Goodfellas" and "Shawshank Redemption."