Elijah Higgins
Position: TE
Jersey #: 84
Date of Birth: October 27, 2000
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 245 lbs
College: Stanford
Drafted: Round , Pick 197 in 2023 by MIA
First Team: MIA (2023)
Last Team: ARI (2026)
Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARI | 6 | 14 | 14 | 141 | 1 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | ARI | 17 | 30 | 37 | 301 | 0 | 209 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | ARI | 14 | 20 | 24 | 172 | 2 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 | ARI | 9 | 14 | 19 | 163 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
Career Summary
Stanford receiver drafted by Miami.
Elijah Higgins played receiver at Stanford before being selected by the Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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College Career
Receiving and academic contributions.
Higgins caught 119 passes for 1,380 yards and six touchdowns in 40 Stanford games. He earned All-Pac-12 recognition in his final two seasons and made the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll three times.
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Path to the NFL
Sixth-round selection.
Miami selected Higgins with the 197th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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29900, 00-0039041, 2000-10-27, Elijah Higgins, Elijah, Higgins
MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
Current player ranking
#57Tight Ends
MFT Score: 70.2
2026 preseason baseline. Position-relative and updated through the site’s weekly review process.