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Elijah Higgins Arizona Cardinals · #84

Tight End · 6' 3", 245 lbs · Austin, TX · Age 26

Elijah Higgins is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 197th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 5 passes for 39 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 197th overall4-yr veteran
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Arizona Cardinals · #84 · Tight End
Elijah Higgins
Season avg5 rec · 39 yds · 1 td
Career avg69 rec · 675 yds · 4 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
5rec
39yds
1td
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Scouting report

Elijah Higgins — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Elijah Higgins is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 197th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 5 passes for 39 yards and 1 touchdowns.
B-
Receiving
C+
Big-play
A-
Scoring
B-
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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Volume
Strong · offense
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A-
Scoring
Excellent · offense
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C+
Big-play
Solid · offense
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C+
Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Elijah Higgins stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #373 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
66Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Elijah Higgins — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
39 YDS
drill in ↓
A
Volume
5 REC
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C+
Big-play
7.8 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Elijah Higgins

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
16
rec
6–26
150
rec yds
45–255
1
td
0–2
19
targets
6–32
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 5 → projected 16 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+10.8
Age curve
+0.2
Net vs last season+11.0 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Elijah Higgins career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2023111416311911.6
202417201722248.6
2025173030103710.0
2026 in progress · 3 games3539157.8
Career4869675485
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Elijah Higgins

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-10-27

The beginning

Elijah Higgins is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 4th NFL season.

Arizona Cardinals

Turning pro

Drafted 197th overall, 2023 as a Tight End.

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Elijah Higgins is an Arizona Cardinals tight end, drafted 197th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 69 passes for 675 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 5 passes for 39 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

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Higgins's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
245 lbs
Draft
197th overall, 2023
Born
Austin, TX
Age
26
Jersey
#84
Background

Elijah Higgins is from Austin, TX and is 26 years old. He was drafted 197th overall, 2023 and plays tight end at 6' 3", 245 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 69 passes for 675 yards and 4 touchdowns. Higgins is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Elijah Higgins is a rotational tight end who has caught 69 passes for 675 yards and 4 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving69 career receptions for 675 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Best season30 catches for 301 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree197th overall, 2023.
Durability48 career games played.
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FAQ

Elijah Higgins — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Elijah Higgins, answered.

What position does Elijah Higgins play?
Elijah Higgins is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Elijah Higgins drafted?
Elijah Higgins was drafted 197th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Elijah Higgins played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Elijah Higgins's career stats?
He has caught 69 passes for 675 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Elijah Higgins career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE2
behind the starter
Snap share
32%
of offensive snaps
Target share
3%
WOPR 0.06

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LAC
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
47
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
59
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LACW2 vs SEAW3 @ SFW4 @ NYGW5 vs DETW6 @ LAW7 vs DENW8 @ DALW9 @ SEAW10 vs LAW11 @ KCW12 vs WASW13 vs PHIW14 · BYEW15 vs NYJW16 @ NOW17 vs LVW18 vs SF

Each week grades Elijah Higgins's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk15 · Illness (Questionable)2023 Wk6 · Illness (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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