Elijah Higgins
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARI | 6 | 18 | 16 | 151 | 1 | 1 differ (Targets 18 vs 19) |
| 2025 | ARI | 15 | 37 | 30 | 301 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2024 | ARI | 14 | 24 | 20 | 172 | 2 | not checked |
| 2023 | ARI | 9 | 19 | 14 | 163 | 1 | not checked |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Targets
18
qualifying bar 17
EPA/play
+0.151
101st of 166 · lg +0.193
Success rate
61.1%
16th of 166 · lg 49.8%
Yards/play
8.39
48th of 166 · lg 7.42
Explosive rate
5.6%
111st of 166 · lg 9.1%
Catch rate
88.9%
4th of 166 · lg 67.3%
Air yards/att
2.7
133rd of 166 · lg 7.9
Turnover rate
5.6%
139th of 166 · lg 2.7%
TD rate
5.6%
62nd of 166 · lg 4.8%
Every split
EPA per target by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 12+ targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.
| Situation | Targets | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 6 | +0.738 | 83% | 12.3 | +0.197 | — | -0.02 |
| Away | 12 | -0.142 | 50% | 6.4 | +0.190 | 99/116 | -0.03 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.183 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.265 | — | 0.19 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 18 | +0.151 | 61% | 8.4 | +0.174 | 82/151 | -0.01 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.270 | — | 0.21 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.271 | — | — |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 13 | -0.080 | 54% | 8.6 | +0.206 | 47/56 | 0.05 |
| Outdoors | 5 | +0.752 | 80% | 7.8 | +0.187 | — | 0.05 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 5 | +0.752 | 80% | 7.8 | +0.210 | — | -0.02 |
| 80°F+ | 0 | — | — | — | +0.213 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 5 | +0.752 | 80% | 7.8 | +0.215 | — | -0.09 |
| 10–14 mph | 0 | — | — | — | +0.200 | — | 0.05 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 5 | +0.752 | 80% | 7.8 | +0.203 | — | 0.03 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | +0.015 | — | 0.03 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 7 | +0.641 | 57% | 11.0 | +0.189 | — | -0.01 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 7 | +0.521 | 71% | 8.1 | +0.180 | — | 0.07 |
| Tied | 3 | -1.881 | 33% | 3.3 | +0.186 | — | 0.02 |
| Leading 1–8 | 1 | +0.234 | 100% | 7.0 | +0.202 | — | -0.03 |
| Leading 9+ | 0 | — | — | — | +0.243 | — | -0.05 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 7 | +0.641 | 57% | 11.0 | +0.169 | — | -0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 11 | -0.160 | 64% | 6.7 | +0.195 | — | -0.02 |
| Win prob over 80% | 0 | — | — | — | +0.221 | — | 0.09 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 5 | -1.302 | 20% | 2.4 | +0.119 | — | 0.04 |
| Q2 | 5 | +0.533 | 80% | 9.0 | +0.208 | — | -0.01 |
| Q3 | 7 | +0.952 | 86% | 12.9 | +0.200 | — | -0.01 |
| Q4 | 1 | -0.096 | 0% | 4.0 | +0.223 | — | -0.03 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | +0.374 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 0 | — | — | — | +0.159 | — | 0.10 |
| Rest of game | 18 | +0.151 | 61% | 8.4 | +0.199 | 97/165 | 0.10 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 9 | +0.599 | 67% | 11.6 | +0.227 | — | 0.00 |
| 2nd down | 8 | +0.431 | 62% | 5.9 | +0.189 | — | 0.02 |
| 3rd down | 1 | -6.114 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.134 | — | -0.02 |
| 4th down | 0 | — | — | — | +0.374 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.163 | — | — |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.221 | — | -0.27 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 1 | -6.114 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.081 | — | 0.02 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 0 | — | — | — | +0.147 | — | -0.04 |
| Own 50–21 | 13 | +0.140 | 69% | 10.3 | +0.162 | 67/115 | 0.04 |
| Opp 21–49 | 3 | +0.163 | 33% | 5.7 | +0.238 | — | 0.06 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 2 | +0.210 | 50% | 0.0 | +0.228 | — | 0.05 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 10 | -0.445 | 40% | 5.7 | +0.173 | — | -0.02 |
| Under center | 8 | +0.896 | 88% | 11.8 | +0.273 | — | -0.02 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 18 | +0.151 | 61% | 8.4 | +0.195 | 92/166 | -0.00 |
| No huddle | 0 | — | — | — | +0.169 | — | -0.00 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 2 | +1.090 | 100% | 7.5 | +0.250 | — | 0.05 |
| 4–6 to go | 3 | +0.411 | 67% | 5.7 | +0.240 | — | 0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 11 | +0.472 | 55% | 10.2 | +0.208 | — | 0.03 |
| 11+ to go | 2 | -2.940 | 50% | 3.5 | +0.055 | — | -0.07 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 4 | +0.027 | 50% | 4.0 | -0.209 | — | 0.15 |
| Short (0–9) | 13 | +0.016 | 62% | 7.5 | +0.162 | 84/116 | 0.09 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.464 | — | 0.07 |
| Deep (20+) | 1 | +2.418 | 100% | 38.0 | +0.446 | — | 0.01 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 7 | +0.468 | 71% | 8.4 | +0.147 | — | 0.04 |
| Middle | 2 | -2.480 | 50% | 1.0 | +0.321 | — | -0.02 |
| Right | 9 | +0.490 | 56% | 10.0 | +0.168 | — | 0.03 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 8 | +0.978 | 88% | 12.6 | +0.287 | — | -0.03 |
| No play action | 10 | -0.510 | 40% | 5.0 | +0.166 | — | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 9 | +0.112 | 44% | 6.1 | +0.187 | — | -0.05 |
| Out of pocket | 9 | +0.191 | 78% | 10.7 | +0.231 | — | -0.05 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 6 | +0.785 | 83% | 9.3 | +0.190 | — | 0.08 |
| No blitz | 12 | -0.165 | 50% | 7.9 | +0.194 | 140/160 | 0.08 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 3 | -0.281 | 0% | 2.7 | +0.106 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 9 | -0.126 | 67% | 9.7 | +0.198 | — | 0.12 |
| 5 rushers | 4 | +0.632 | 75% | 10.2 | +0.186 | — | 0.15 |
| 6+ rushers | 2 | +1.090 | 100% | 7.5 | +0.199 | — | — |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 9 | -0.589 | 33% | 5.0 | +0.172 | — | -0.04 |
| 7 in the box | 7 | +0.818 | 86% | 12.4 | +0.214 | — | -0.05 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 2 | +1.150 | 100% | 9.5 | +0.313 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 3 | -0.199 | 33% | 3.0 | -0.084 | — | 0.50 |
| Not a screen | 15 | +0.221 | 67% | 9.5 | +0.223 | 82/166 | 0.50 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 14 | +0.149 | 71% | 8.8 | +0.204 | 86/140 | 0.10 |
| No motion | 4 | +0.161 | 25% | 7.0 | +0.179 | — | 0.10 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 0 | — | — | — | -0.104 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 18 | +0.151 | 61% | 8.4 | +0.200 | 99/166 | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Targets | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | Catch rate | aDOT | YAC/catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARI | 18 | +0.151 | +2.7 | 61.1% | 8.39 | 88.9% | 2.7 | 6.9 |