Elijah Higgins

TEArizona Cardinals · #84 · Age 25 · 6'3" 245 lbs · Stanford · 4th season

Drafted 2023, round 6, pick 197 overall by MIA · TE2 on the ARI depth chart

2026 finishTE3634.1 pts · 6 games

Points per game5.7TE36 per game

Dynasty value1,301TE62 · #432 overall · -9% this week

Rest of season20projected PPR pts (Sleeper)

Player archetype

Reliable hands100% catch rate, top 1% of TEs
Chain mover57% of targets go for a first down, top 2% of TEs
YAC specialist7.1 yards after the catch per catch, top 7% of TEs

From his 2026 season, compared with other TEs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportNo injury designation.Source: Sleeper

Higgins caught all three of his targets for 28 yards during the Cardinals' 18-16 win over the Rams on Sunday.2026-10-21 · RotoWire via ESPN
Higgins caught both of his targets for 19 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Giants.2026-10-06 · RotoWire via ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
ARI	6	TE36	34.1	5.7	TE36	14	14	141	1
ARI	17	TE48	58.1	3.4	TE55	37	30	301	0
ARI	15	TE45	49.2	3.3	TE52	24	20	172	2
ARI	11	TE56	36.3	3.3	TE53	19	14	163	1

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all TEs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.