 Jiggetts was named a high school All-American defensive end, and also won the New York state regional championships in both the discus and shot put.Jiggetts was heavily recruited out of high school for football.He signed a national letter of intent to go to Ohio State and play for their coach Woody Hayes, but eventually changed his mind and decided to enroll in Harvard instead in order to keep a promise he made to his mother who died four days after his high school graduation.