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2025 season · TE · #84 · 3rd season

84Elijah Higgins

Age 26 · 6'3" · 234 lb · Stanford · Pick 197 overall (2023). Snap share 43% across 17 games.

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ARICardinals offense43% of snaps
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Targets
37
2.2 per game
T-40th of 72
Receptions
30
81% catch rate
T-38th of 72
Yards
301
18 per game
38th of 72
Touchdowns
0
15 first downs
T-64th of 72
Target share
7%
3% of air yards
56th of 72
aDOT
4.0
air yards per target
60th of 72
EPA / target
+0.04
+1.4 total
59th of 72
YAC / catch
7.0
209 after the catch
7th of 72
The short version
  • How goodHiggins's +1.4 EPA is 60th of 72 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+24.2, 80th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy1.7 standard points a game, TE57 of 108.2.5 half-PPR points a game, TE55 of 108.3.4 PPR points a game, TE52 of 108.
  • How he's usedMuch of his damage comes after the catch: 69% of his yards (league 50%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 4 a game over his last three against 2.2 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets7%56th of 72
23rd
Depth of targetair yards per target4.060th of 72
17th
After the catchyards per reception7.07th of 72
91st
Catch ratereceptions per target81%7th of 72
91st
EPA per target+0.0459th of 72
19th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target41%26th of 72
65th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 72
91st
Yards per game17.743rd of 72
41st
Success rate51%44th of 72
40th
Total EPA+1.460th of 72
17th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Higgins scores 1.7 standard points a game, TE57 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.0; 1 boom week (9+) and 13 busts (under 3).

Points a game1.7TE57 of 108
Season28.1TE54 · 17 games
Most weeks0.0–3.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 139+ · under 3

Higgins scores 2.5 half-PPR points a game, TE55 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.2 and 4.4; 1 boom week (12+) and 12 busts (under 4).

Points a game2.5TE55 of 108
Season43.1TE51 · 17 games
Most weeks0.2–4.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 1212+ · under 4

Higgins scores 3.4 PPR points a game, TE52 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.0 and 5.7; 1 boom week (15+) and 12 busts (under 5).

Points a game3.4TE52 of 108
Season58.1TE48 · 17 games
Most weeks1.0–5.7his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 1215+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

Much of his damage comes after the catch: 69% of his yards (league 50%). Elijah rarely goes deep: 0% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 5% for the league's receivers. His share of the team's targets is 6%: on third down it holds at 6%; inside the 20 it holds at 5%. The screen game runs through him: 11% of his targets are screens (league 5%).

Yards after the catchAfter the catch 69% · 91st pctlRarely deepDeep share 0% · 12th pctlScreen gameScreens 11% · 85th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
0%
12th
Screensshare of his targets
11%
85th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
30%
72nd
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
69%
91st
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
6%
42nd
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
5%
19th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
46%
25th
Play actiontargets off play action
32%
53rd
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapTgtRecYdsTDEPA
1at NO W 20-1312th D12th vs TE30%213-1.2
2vs CAR W 27-2232nd D32nd vs TE40%3245+2.7
3at SF L 15-167th D7th vs TE15%117+1.0
4vs SEA L 20-2322nd D22nd vs TE13%0000.0
5vs TEN L 21-2223rd D23rd vs TE29%2210-0.5
6at IND L 27-3125th D25th vs TE45%2234+3.3
7vs GB L 23-2713th D13th vs TE42%113-0.5
8Bye week
9at DAL W 27-1726th D26th vs TE40%3330+1.8
10at SEA L 22-4422nd D22nd vs TE37%3219+0.6
11vs SF L 22-417th D7th vs TE35%3211-13.5
12vs JAX L 24-279th D9th vs TE37%0000.0
13at TB L 17-2024th D24th vs TE41%2217+0.9
14vs LA L 17-454th D4th vs TE66%110-0.6
15at HOU L 20-402nd D2nd vs TE70%213-1.7
16vs ATL L 19-2616th D16th vs TE63%8791+6.6
17at CIN L 14-3729th D29th vs TE60%100-0.6
18at LA L 20-374th D4th vs TE60%3328+2.9
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
17 games43%37303010+1.4

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season3 seasons
43Games
80Targets
64Receptions
636Yards
3TD
2023 to 2025 · 3 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2024, 172 receiving yards in 15 games. This season's 17.7 a game puts him on pace for 301 over 17, a career high.

020030023★2425
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2023ARI111914163111.614.8+0.54
2024ARI15242017228.611.5+0.40
2025ARI173730301010.017.7+0.04
Career1 tm43806463639.914.8+0.27
Career highsYards 301 · 2025TD 2 · 2024Receptions 30 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 37 targets
Broken tackles
5
Passer rating when targeted
84.6
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    85Trey McBrideTE1691239 · 11 TD+72.7
    22Michael CarterRB137600 · 1 TD-5.0
    14Michael WilsonWR1261006 · 7 TD+25.8
    20Bam KnightRB113429 · 5 TD-15.0
    18Marvin Harrison Jr.WR73608 · 4 TD+31.1
    31Emari DemercadoRB64413 · 1 TD-8.5
    33Trey BensonRB45224-8.3
    6James ConnerRB41133 · 2 TD-0.5