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| HT/WT: 6-3, 245 lbs |
| Birthplace: Kyle, TZX |
| Age: 26 |
| School: Stanford |
| Experience: 4 |
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2026 Receiving
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REC
Receptions
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YDS
Receiving Yards
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AVG
Average Yards per Reception
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TD
Receiving Touchdowns
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LNG
Longest Reception
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| Regular Season | 18 | 162 | 9.0 | 1 | 38 |
Top Elijah Higgins News
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Two grabs versus Seattle
Higgins caught both of his targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 17-3 loss to the Seahawks.
With all of the injuries at wide receiver for Arizona, Higgins played a season-high 66 percent of the offensive snaps in Seattle. It still didn't translate to an elevated role in the pass game. Higgins has 18 grabs for 162 yards and a touchdown on 20 targets across nine games this season.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Draws season-high four targets in Week 8
Higgins tallied two catches for 10 yards on four targets Sunday in a 33-30 overtime win over Dallas.
Wideout Michael Wilson missed a portion of the contest due to an injury to his ribs, and Kendrick Bourne (lower leg) exited for good late in the first half. That resulted in a need for other Cardinals pass catchers to step up, and Higgins ended up getting targeted a season-high four times. However, he didn't do much with the opportunity, finishing with his lowest yardage total since he was shut out in Week 2. Meanwhile, No. 1 tight end Trey McBride had another big game with seven catches for 72 yards and a touchdown on eight targets. McBride's elite status will likely continue to make Higgins an afterthought most weeks.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Catches all three targets in loss
Higgins caught all three of his targets for 17 yards and made one tackle on kick coverage in the Cardinals' 30-16 loss to the Broncos on Sunday.
Higgins played 39 offensive snaps and 17 special-teams snaps in Sunday's contest. The versatile tight end continues to see moderate attention in the passing game, allowing the Cardinals to continue playing 12- and 13-personnel packages.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Three catches in Week 6 win
Higgins caught all three of his targets for 28 yards during the Cardinals' 18-16 win over the Rams on Sunday.
Higgins has caught exactly three passes in three of his last four games, and over that span, he has an 11-124-1 receiving line on 11 targets. Trey McBride is the focal point of the Cardinals' offense, but Higgins has been on the field for at least 40 percent of the team's offensive snaps in three games this season. The Cardinals will stay home for Week 7 against the Broncos, whose defense has given up 329 receiving yards to opposing tight ends this season, which ranks 21st in the NFL.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Finds end zone in Week 4 defeat
Higgins caught both of his targets for 19 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Giants.
As usual, most of Arizona's tight-end targets went to Trey McBride, who posted a 7-31-0 line on 12 looks. However, Higgins actually had a better fantasy score in some formats due to his two-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. Higgins didn't log any receptions or targets over the first two weeks of the campaign, but he's ticked up his production a bit over the past two weeks with a 5-39-1 receiving line on five targets.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Logs two catches in preseason finale
Higgins (concussion) caught two passes on three targets for 15 yards during Friday's 42-38 preseason loss to Green Bay.
Friday's exhibition contest was Higgins' first preseason game of the year, and he was given the green light to play after clearing the league's concussion protocol. He saw most of his playing time in the first half, hauling in passes of nine and six yards on drives that both ended in scores for the Cardinals. Higgins is set to enter the regular season as the team's backup tight end to Trey McBride, given that Tip Reiman (ankle) is expected to miss the Cardinals' regular-season opener against the Chargers on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Progressing through concussion protocol
Higgins (concussion) is progressing through the league's five-step concussion protocol and is close to returning, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.
Higgins missed Thursday night's preseason contest against the Raiders due to the issue. The tight end is likely meeting with an independent neurologist daily at this stage, hoping to be cleared for full contact so that he can return to complete team activities. With Tip Reiman (ankle) still on the active/PUP list, Higgins is set to be the No. 2 option at tight end behind Trey McBride.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Has career year in 2025
Higgins caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and no touchdowns in 17 regular-season games in 2025.
Higgins set new career highs in all major receiving categories but touchdowns in 2025, his third season as a pro, but most of his output occurred during a 7-91-0 outburst on eight targets in Week 16 against the Falcons. Otherwise, he didn't find much sway in the Cardinals offense behind No. 1 TE Trey McBride, reaching 30 receiving yards in a game only three other times. Along with McBride and Tip Reiman (ankle), Higgins is under contract with Arizona in 2026, meaning he'll remain a tertiary target in the offense with WRs Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison (foot) also still on board.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Held without catch Sunday
Higgins didn't haul in his only target during Sunday's 37-14 loss at Cincinnati.
After racking up a career-best 7-91-0 line on eight targets Week 16 against the Falcons, Higgins fell back to earth this past Sunday, notching no catches for the third time in 16 games this season. Because he routinely is a distant second to Trey McBride in the TE pecking order in Arizona, Higgins doesn't hold much sway in an offense that also has seen WR Michael Wilson emerge as one of QB Jacoby Brissett's favorite targets over the last seven games -- Wilson has 80 targets to McBride's 73 during that span. Higgins' recent eight-target performance aside, he has only nine total targets in the other six contests in that stretch, keeping him firmly out of fantasy consideration heading into Sunday's road matchup with the Rams.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Puts together career-best performance
Higgins recorded seven catches (on eight targets) for 91 yards during Sunday's 26-19 loss to the Falcons.
Higgins surprisingly matched standout TE Trey McBride (4-27-0) for the team lead in targets, and the former easily paced the Cardinals in both receptions and receiving yards. Additionally, Higgins more than doubled his previous career high in yards (45 in Week 2 of this season) Sunday. He did all of this with No. 1 WR Marvin Harrison (1-14-0 on three targets) back in action and Michael Wilson (2-52-1 on three targets) in the midst of a recent hot stretch. Higgins likely will take a step back in the pecking order for targets in Arizona's final two games of the campaign, especially as Harrison gets healthier.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Minimal impact in loss
Higgins caught one of two targets for three yards in Sunday's 40-20 loss to the Texans.
Higgins has struggled to contribute over the Cardinals' last four games, catching four of five targets for 20 yards during that span. The third-year pro has appeared in all 14 of Arizona's contests this season, catching 20 of 25 targets for 182 yards. Expect Higgins to contribute primarily as a blocker in the Week 16 matchup against the Falcons.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Active in Week 15
Higgins (illness) is active for Sunday's game at Houston.
Higgins was held out of Friday's practice due to an illness that left him questionable for Week 15 action. Now that he's confirmed to be active, he'll be working in a passing game without the services of WRs Marvin Harrison (heel, inactive), Greg Dortch (chest, IR) and Xavier Weaver (hamstring, inactive), among others, for a second consecutive contest. In the first such outing last Sunday against the Rams, Higgins received a season-high 66 percent snap share but couldn't haul in his only target, while top TE Trey McBride (5-58-0 on nine targets) and WR Michael Wilson (11-142-2 on 16 targets) dominated the attention of QB Jacoby Brissett.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Added to injury report
Higgins is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Houston after missing Friday's practice with an illness, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
He hasn't seen enough targets to warrant fantasy consideration, but Higgins has taken over more playing time recently due to Arizona's numerous WR injuries. Josiah Deguara and Pharaoh Brown could be tasked with larger roles if Higgins is declared inactive before the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Minimal output in Week 14
Higgins caught his only target for no yards during Sunday's 45-17 loss to the Rams.
Higgins started alongside top TE Trey McBride in Week 14 and logged a season-high 66 percent snap share as a number of injuries depleted the Cardinals' receiving corps, but the increased workload didn't translate into production. In addition to his usage on offense, Higgins tallied one tackle on kick coverage. He sports a meager 19-179-0 line on 23 targets through 13 games this season, keeping him off the fantasy radar.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Logs 17 yards in loss
Higgins caught both of his targets for 17 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Buccaneers.
Higgins recorded the sixth-most receiving yards on the Cardinals during Sunday's loss after going without a target in the Week 12 loss to the Jaguars. The third-year pro from Stanford has now caught 18 of 22 targets for 179 yards through Arizona's first 12 games this season, and he's likely to remain a minimal portion of the team's passing attack in the Week 14 matchup against the Rams.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Blanks in Week 12
Higgins was not targeted while playing 27 of the Cardinals' 76 offensive snaps in Sunday's 27-24 overtime loss to the Jaguars.
The 25-year-old went without a target for the second time this season while operating as the primary backup to Trey McBride, who caught nine of 10 targets for 79 yards in the Week 12 loss. Higgins has now appeared in all 11 of Arizona's games this season, catching 16 of 20 targets for 162 yards. He's expected to contribute both offensively and on special teams in the Week 13 matchup against the Buccaneers.
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Cardinals' Elijah Higgins: Two grabs in loss
Higgins caught two of three targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 41-22 loss to the 49ers.
Higgins continued to operate as Arizona's No. 2 tight end behind Trey McBride, playing 28 of the Cardinals' 79 offensive snaps while McBride (70) continued to dominate as one of the team's top pass catchers. The 25-year-old Higgins is not seeing enough usage to be considered for fantasy purposes. Barring an injury to McBride, the Stanford product will remain far off the fantasy radar heading into a Week 12 matchup against the Jaguars.
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