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2026 season · TE · #84 · 4th season

84Elijah Higgins

Age 26 · 6'3" · 245 lb · Stanford · Pick 197 overall (2023). Listed TE2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 38% across 8 games.

No injury listingTE2Cardinals players
ARICardinals offense38% of snaps
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Targets
18
2.3 per game
T-39th of 45
Receptions
16
89% catch rate
35th of 45
Yards
151
19 per game
36th of 45
Touchdowns
1
8 first downs
T-27th of 45
Target share
5%
2% of air yards
44th of 45
aDOT
2.7
air yards per target
43rd of 45
EPA / target
+0.15
+2.7 total
30th of 45
YAC / catch
6.9
110 after the catch
5th of 45
The short version
  • How goodHiggins's +2.7 EPA is 31st of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+14.2, 97th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy2.6 standard points a game, TE42 of 109.3.6 half-PPR points a game, TE39 of 109.4.6 PPR points a game, TE40 of 109.
  • How he's usedMuch of his damage comes after the catch: 73% of his yards (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 3.3 a game over his last three against 2.3 for the season.
  • This weekA tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 6th vs TE, allowing +0.03 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets6%44th of 45
3rd
Depth of targetair yards per target2.743rd of 45
6th
After the catchyards per reception6.95th of 45
90th
Catch ratereceptions per target89%1st of 45
99th
EPA per target+0.1530th of 45
34th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target44%12th of 45
74th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game18.938th of 45
17th
Success rate61%T-10th of 45
78th
Total EPA+2.731st of 45
32nd
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 2.6 standard points a game, TE42 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.4 and 4.5; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 6 busts (under 3). Next up, in Week 9, the Seahawks allow the 3rd-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.2 a game.

Points a game2.6TE42 of 109
Season21.1TE38 · 8 games
Most weeks0.4–4.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 69+ · under 3

Higgins scores 3.6 half-PPR points a game, TE39 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.8 and 6.0; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 5 busts (under 4). Next up, in Week 9, the Seahawks allow the 4th-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 7.5 a game.

Points a game3.6TE39 of 109
Season29.1TE37 · 8 games
Most weeks0.8–6.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 512+ · under 4

Higgins scores 4.6 PPR points a game, TE40 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.2 and 7.5; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 4 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Seahawks allow the 4th-fewest PPR points to TEs, 9.9 a game.

Points a game4.6TE40 of 109
Season37.1TE37 · 8 games
Most weeks1.2–7.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 415+ · 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 45 tight ends

Much of his damage comes after the catch: 73% of his yards (league 49%). He lives outside the numbers: only 11% of his targets come over the middle (league 26%). His share of the team's targets is 6%: on third down it falls to 1%; inside the 20 it holds at 3%. Play action finds him: 44% of his targets come off a fake (league 22%).

Yards after the catchAfter the catch 73% · 94th pctlStays outsideMiddle of the field 11% · 8th pctlNot the third-down option1% on third down · 6% overallPlay-action targetPlay action 44% · 90th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
6%
48th
Screensshare of his targets
11%
83rd
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
11%
8th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
73%
94th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
1%
3rd
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
3%
3rd
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
67%
83rd
Play actiontargets off play action
44%
90th
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

Next upWeek 9 · at SeahawksSun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
The game
SEAat Seahawks
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
Lumen Field
SEA −11.5 · O/U 44.5
The defense vs TE
6th vs TE
allow +0.03 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a tough matchup
His history
vs top-10 defenses: 4 games, 2.0 targets a game, 17 yards a game
Week 2 vs SEA: 0 catches, 0 yards
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 41%

A tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 6th vs TE, allowing +0.03 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 17 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season, and he went 0 catches, 0 yards against them in Week 2.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons
50Games
98Targets
80Receptions
787Yards
4TD
2023 to 2026 · 4 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 301 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 21.6 a game puts him on pace for 367 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2023ARI111914163111.614.8+0.54
2024ARI15242017228.611.5+0.40
2025ARI173730301010.017.7+0.04
2026ARI7181615119.421.6+0.15
Career1 tm50988078749.815.7+0.24
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 8
Depth chart
TE2 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 18 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
111.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    22Tyler AllgeierRB94451 · 3 TD-3.9
    4Jeremiyah LoveRB90304 · 2 TD-12.9
    85Trey McBrideTE86544 · 5 TD+25.2
    14Michael WilsonWR84514 · 2 TD+1.0
    17Kendrick BourneWR38263+6.8
    20Bam KnightRB37211-8.2
    7Jacoby BrissettQB3094 · 1 TD+16.2
    86Jalen BrooksWR1781-3.6