 The next year, he was named the starter, replacing an injured Sammie Smith and would keep the role even after Smith recovered from his injury.During the 1993 season, Higgs was replaced as the team's starting running back by Terry Kirby.Higgs had led the team in rushing for the three consecutive seasons with totals of 905, 915 and 693 yards, a consecutive feat that had only been matched by Larry Csonka, Karim Abdul-Jabbar and Ronnie Brown.