Receiver, Stanford, 2019–⁠22

Elijah Higgins

Number
No. 6
Height
6′3″
Weight
234 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Kyle, TX
Born
Oct 27, 2000

Elijah Higgins played receiver at Stanford (2019–⁠22). The Miami Dolphins took Higgins in round 6, No. 197 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
704
Receiving yards, 2022 (Stanford, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 197
Round 6, 2023 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

8catches, career highat California, 2022110receiving yards, career highat Arizona State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Stanford1517611.7029
2021Stanford4450211.4456
2022Stanford5970411.9251
Career1181,38211.7656

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Stanford6WRFr.
2020Stanford6WRSo.
2021Stanford6WRJr.
2022Stanford6WRSr.6′3″234

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Stanford190.67––12.8–
2021Stanford600.3513th (n=410)0.6721.211%
2022Stanford720.8468th (n=683)0.7160.29%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Stanford 12 games, 59 catches, 704 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.ColgateW 41–⁠10216010–
Sep 10vs.USCL 28–⁠4135002318
Sep 24atWashingtonL 22–⁠40437020–
Oct 1atOregonL 27–⁠45644128–
Oct 8vs.Oregon StateL 27–⁠28468031–
Oct 15atNotre DameW 16–⁠145810384
Oct 22vs.Arizona StateW 15–⁠1467301911
Oct 29atUCLAL 13–⁠381707–
Nov 5vs.Washington StateL 14–⁠52677031–
Nov 12atUtahL 7–⁠427105051–
Nov 19atCaliforniaL 20–⁠27869114–
Nov 26vs.BYUL 26–⁠3577702215
2021 Stanford 10 games, 44 catches, 502 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Kansas StateL 7–⁠2421006–
Sep 11atUSCW 42–⁠28567138–
Sep 18atVanderbiltW 41–⁠23431015–
Sep 25vs.UCLAL 24–⁠355103156–
Oct 2vs.OregonW 31–⁠24662125–
Oct 8atArizona StateL 10–⁠287110125–
Oct 16atWashington StateL 31–⁠34427010–
Oct 30vs.WashingtonL 13–⁠20439016–
Nov 20vs.CaliforniaL 11–⁠41542015–
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠45211013–
2020 Stanford 4 games, 15 catches, 176 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 14vs.ColoradoL 32–⁠35129029–
Dec 5atWashingtonW 31–⁠26537020–
Dec 12atOregon StateW 27–⁠24553018–
Dec 19atUCLAW 48–⁠47457024–
2019 Stanford 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 26vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠31–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′3″
Weight235 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan77¾″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.01 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Arizona Cardinals11141631
2024Arizona Cardinals15201722
2025Arizona Cardinals17303010
2026 (so far)Arizona Cardinals48961
NFL career47727324

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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