Elijah Higgins — Questionable
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TE · ARI · 25 yrs · exp 3 · Stanford
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Sleeper status change for Elijah Higgins (10231). Before: status=Active, injury_status=—. After: status=Active, injury_status=Questionable
The Arizona Cardinals have a lot of work to do in this year’s training camp. Very few NFL clubs are installing a new offense this year, but the Cardinals are. So, a lot of time and effort will be geared toward getting the scheme installed where everyone is on the same page. This is one thing that training camp is for. Plus, new veterans and rookies that haven’t been to the desert yet and need to become acclimated to the area, its climate, and the task at hand. RELATED: EXPECTATIONS FOR TIP REIMAN Now that training camp is on us, let’s look at the tight end room. This year’s group can’t just be Trey McBride and nothing else. There should be a lot of improvement with this group even though some members became injured, which is not their fault. But other players must step up and be productive and not just a jersey nameplate. There are seven tight ends in camp. New this year are Teagan Quitoriano from the Atlanta Falcons , former San Francisco 49er Kenny Yeboah , and undrafted rookie Jameson Geers. Cardinals’ TE depth chart Starting tight end: Trey McBride TE2: Tip Reiman TE3: Elijah Higgins TE4: Kenny Yeboah, Teagan Quitoriano, Rivaldo Fairweather , Jameson Geers McBride (6’-4”, 246 pounds) is a beast. The entire league knows what his skill set is. This new offense is predicated on the short passing game and running the ball. That falls right into McBride’s wheelhouse. He has gone from 104 targets to 111 and 169 last season. Marvin Harrison, Sr. has the record for the most targets in a single season with 205. If Vegas is putting a line on McBride breaking that plateau, take the over. 126 catches last year; take that a notch up to over 150 on his way to a First Team All-Pro nod. Truly, this Rams/49ers offense elevates the tight end position. Who is the highest-paid tight end? Hint: Plays for the Niners. Now comes the tricky part. This new offense needs a minimum of three good tight ends. That is mandatory. Tip Reiman (6’-5”, 271 pounds) hasn’t been used to catching the ball in college, but he is actually a very good receiver. In past offenses, he wasn’t thrown the ball, but in this new offense he can expect to gain 500-600 yards. And since he is just shy of being an offensive tackle as far as body size, he is an exceptional blocker. So, who comes next? Who takes the fourth and final roster spot for tight ends? There are five candidates, and training camp will reveal which two. This group can shine if the correct quarterback is found early enough. McBride is pretty durable, so that shouldn’t become an issue. If his backup and TE3 become injured, this offense will spit and sputter. Reiman had a horrible injury last year. Elijah Higgins (6’-3”, 245 pounds) is really a good play on his own. He could very well be paired with McBride with Reiman the third guy. But Higgins will need more than the 37 targets he received last year. Throw him the ball. He has good hands, but the knock on him is pretty huge. He doesn’t get separation from his linebacker or safety. The worst-case scenario this year is what happened last season: it was McBride, and basically nothing else with this group. This offense will live and die with the tight end room. This group will become the shining star of this new offense. Cardinals’ fans will soon know every tight end on the roster. A steady flow of short passes will become the tight end’s resume. This new offense doesn’t throw deep much, but the short passing game along with a steady run game will move the sticks into the Red Zone. Yards for stats won’t be generated in large chunks but in steady increments, which fits in the tight end wheelhouse tremendously. Higgins can be another huge receiving target in this offense. He is not huge like Reiman, but he has a large catch radius and can be a mismatch with a safety. His route running is sparse, and yes, he lacks top-end speed, but he knows how to get to the high point of the throw and has decent YAC numbers. Nobody is asking Higgins to be Mc [... truncated ...]
Despite an ongoing contract dispute with the Cardinals, quarterback Jacoby Brissett participated in a workout with several teammates in South Florida, including Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride. This preparation comes as the team integrates a new offense under head coach Mike LaFleur, with Brissett currently projected as the starter. Brissett's contract situation includes a base salary of $4.88 million for 2026 with limited guaranteed money
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by Ari Koslow | Cardinals Correspondent | Tue, Jun 9th 10:17pm EDT Trey Benson was working off to the side during mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. ( Theo Mackie on Twitter ) Fantasy Impact: Benson was also working off to the side during OTAs. He'll likely be off the fantasy radar with the Cardinals offseason additions of Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier. Participation report from Cardinals mandatory minicamp: Didn’t see at all: -RB James Conner -DL Kaleb Proctor Street clothes: -CB Garrett Williams -S Kitan Crawford -TE Tip Reiman -DL Walter Nolen Working on side w/ trainers: -RB Trey Benson -LB Karson Sharar Category: Injury Updates | More Trey Benson : News , Rankings , Projections , Stats
Higgins has been a perennial deep sleeper due to his background as a former college WR with intriguing athleticism and pass-catching skills for a TE. He has failed to find fantasy relevance thus far, though, with just a 64-636-3 line through three NFL seasons, though almost half of his catches and yards (30 and 301) came in 2025. Higgins will remain a non-factor as long as he's blocked by superstar TE Trey McBride, and even if McBride were to go down, 2024 third-round pick Tip Reiman was working ahead of Higgins in 2025 prior to Reiman's season-ending ankle injury in Week 5
Michael Wilson expected to play Z-receiver role
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Higgins caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and no touchdowns in 17 regular-season games in 2025. Higgins set new career highs in all major receiving categories but touchdowns in 2025, his third season as a pro, but most of his output occurred during a 7-91-0 outburst on eight targets in Week 16 against the Falcons. Otherwise, he didn't find much sway in the Cardinals offense behind No. 1 TE Trey McBride, reaching 30 receiving yards in a game only three other times. Along with McBride and Tip Reiman (ankle), Higgins is under contract with Arizona in 2026, meaning he'll remain a tertiary target in the offense with WRs Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison (foot) also still on board
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Higgins didn't haul in his only target during Sunday's 37-14 loss at Cincinnati. After racking up a career-best 7-91-0 line on eight targets Week 16 against the Falcons, Higgins fell back to earth this past Sunday, notching no catches for the third time in 16 games this season. Because he routinely is a distant second to Trey McBride in the TE pecking order in Arizona, Higgins doesn't hold much sway in an offense that also has seen WR Michael Wilson emerge as one of QB Jacoby Brissett's favorite targets over the last seven games -- Wilson has 80 targets to McBride's 73 during that span. Higgins' recent eight-target performance aside, he has only nine total targets in the other six contests in that stretch, keeping him firmly out of fantasy consideration heading into Sunday's road matchup with the Rams
Higgins recorded seven catches (on eight targets) for 91 yards during Sunday's 26-19 loss to the Falcons. Higgins surprisingly matched standout TE Trey McBride (4-27-0) for the team lead in targets, and the former easily paced the Cardinals in both receptions and receiving yards. Additionally, Higgins more than doubled his previous career high in yards (45 in Week 2 of this season) Sunday. He did all of this with No. 1 WR Marvin Harrison (1-14-0 on three targets) back in action and Michael Wilson (2-52-1 on three targets) in the midst of a recent hot stretch. Higgins likely will take a step back in the pecking order for targets in Arizona's final two games of the campaign, especially as Harrison gets healthier
Higgins caught one of two targets for three yards in Sunday's 40-20 loss to the Texans. Higgins has struggled to contribute over the Cardinals' last four games, catching four of five targets for 20 yards during that span. The third-year pro has appeared in all 14 of Arizona's contests this season, catching 20 of 25 targets for 182 yards. Expect Higgins to contribute primarily as a blocker in the Week 16 matchup against the Falcons
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