Recent Elijah Higgins Notes
Elijah Higgins
WR
· Stanford
As a Senior (2022)
- Frank Rehm Award- most outstanding offensive player in the Big Game
- All Pac-12 honorable mention wide receiver (Coaches)
- All-Pac-12 fourth team wide receiver (Phil Steele)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 12 games for the Cardinal at wide receiver
- Led all Stanford receivers with 704 receiving yards with two touchdowns, averaging 58.67 yards/game
- Also rushed four times for 48 yards
- Recorded first touchdown catch of the season at #13 Oregon (Oct. 1) ... Finished the game with six carries for 44 yards
- Led team with eight catches for 69 yards and a touchdown in the 125th Big Game (Nov. 19)
As a Junior (2021)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention- WR (PFF)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list
- Stanford Offensive Player of the Game (Week 5- Oregon)
- Started nine games while making 10 appearances
- Finished the season with a team-high 45 receptions for 500 yards, ranking second on the team in receiving yards
- Caught four touchdown passes
- Scored his first career touchdown at USC, finishing with five receptions for 67 yards -- both team highs (Sept. 11)
- Had a career day against No. 24 UCLA . . . crossed the century mark with 103 yards receiving along with a 56-yard touchdown catch (Sept. 25)
- Scored the game-tying touchdown with 0:00 on the scoreboard to force overtime against No. 3 Oregon . . . ended the game with a career high six receptions for 62 yards (Oct. 2)
- Posted career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (110) at No. 22 Arizona State, while scoring a touchdown for the third straight game (Oct. 8)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
- Played in all six games and made one start
- Was fourth on the team with 15 receptions for 176 yards
- Career and game-high five catches for 37 yards at No. 23 Washington (Dec. 5)
- Matched a career high with five catches for 53 yards at Oregon State (Dec. 12)
- Caught four passes for a career-best 57 yards in a double-overtime win at UCLA (Dec. 19)
As a Freshman (2019)
- Played in all 12 games and made one start vs. Cal (Nov. 23)
- Made one tackle on special teams
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at Bowie (Texas) under head coach Jeff Ables
- Four-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN, PrepStar and 247Sports
- Nation’s 86th-best recruit by PrepStar, 89th by 247Sports, 112th by ESPN and 119th by Rivals
- Nation’s 14th-best wide receiver by PrepStar, 15th by 247Sports, 16th by ESPN and 18th by Rivals
- Texas’ 12th-best recruit by PrepStar, 15th by 247Sports, 16th by Rivals and 18th by ESPN
- PrepStar Dream Team
- 2019 Polynesian Bowl
- 2018 Under Armour All-America Game
- 2017 all-district first team
- Trustee Award
- African-American Heritage Award
- Watkins Award finalist
- Also competed in track and basketball
Personal
- Born in Florida
- Son of Karon and George Higgins
- Father played football at University of South Florida
- Has two younger siblings, Kaleb and Bailey
2022
rushing | ||||
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YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
12.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
receiving | ||||
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REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
59.0 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 51.0 | 704.0 |
fumbles | ||
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REC | LOST | FUM |
0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
2021
receiving | ||||
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REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
44.0 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 56.0 | 502.0 |
2020
receiving | ||||
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REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
15.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 176.0 |
defensive | ||||||
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TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2019
defensive | ||||||
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TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Physical Attributes:
Proj Rd: | 4-5 |
Height: | 6030 |
Weight: | 239 |
Forty: | 4.54 |
Arm: | 31 3/4 |
Hand: | 10 1/2 |
Wingspan: | 77 3/4 |
Pro Day Results:
Cone: | 7.13 |
Bench: | 17.0 |
Shuttle: | 4.5 |
10: | -- |
20: | -- |
40: | -- |
BJ: | -- |
VJ: | -- |
Combine Results:
Cone: | 7.01 |
Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | -- |
10: | 1.53 |
20: | 2.61 |
40: | 4.54 |
BJ: | 10'06" |
VJ: | 35.0 |