| Elijah Higgins | |
| Current Team: | Arizona Cardinals |
| Number: | 84 |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 234 |
| High School: | Bowie (Austin, Texas) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 197 |
| College: | Stanford (2019–2022) |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statweek: | 11 |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 28 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 279 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving average |
| Statvalue3: | 9.96 |
| Statlabel4: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue4: | 3 |
| Pfr: | HiggEl00 |
Elijah Higgins (born October 27, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.
Higgins grew up in Florida and attended Bowie High School in Austin, Texas.[1] He was selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game during his senior season.[2] Higgins was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Stanford.[3]
Higgins played in all 12 of Stanford's games, primarily on special teams, as a freshman. He had 15 receptions for 176 yards during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Higgins led the Cardinal with 45 receptions for 500 yards during his junior season.[4] [5] He caught 59 passes for 704 yards and two touchdowns as a senior.[6]
Higgins was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round, 197th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[7] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[8]
On August 30, 2023, Higgins was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[9] In his rookie season, he played in 11 games and started 2. He finished the 2023 season with 14 receptions on 19 targets for 163 yards and 1 touchdown.[10]
Higgins started the 2024 season as the Cardinals' second-string tight end behind Trey McBride. In Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills he caught 2 passes for 12 yards in a 34-28 loss for the Cardinals. In Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams, Higgins caught one pass for 18 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals' 41-10 win. In Week 5 he caught one pass for two yards and a touchdown in a 24-23 win against the San Francisco 49ers.
Higgins' father played college football at Florida.[11]