TE · ARI · #84
Elijah Higgins
- Height
- HT 6'3"
- Weight
- WT 245 lbs
- Birth date
- Oct 27, 2000 (age 26)
- College
- Stanford
He ranks TE34 through 5 games, up from TE51. That's pace, not a finished season.
Dynasty Value Score (DVS)
4,805
Range 476–7,634
Based on 2025 production and our 2026 projection Featured usage in a listed second role — score moved up inside a new range.
Proven TE in his prime — production and runway both hold.
DVS is our model view, scored on Engine-default half-PPR — not a guaranteed price in your league. Bye weeks and schedule strength are left out on purpose.
2026 total FP
23.9 pts
4.8 PPG
11 rec · 124 rec yds · 1 rec TD
Week 7 projection
4.6 pts
vs DEN · floor–ceiling 2.9–9.1
Dynasty Value Score over time
History starts Preseason 2026.
Player quality
Why this DVS moved off a raw projection.
Process ×1.03
Process residual (not a second production percentile).
Quick answer
BuyHiggins caught 11 passes for 124 yards in 2026, ranking TE34 through 5 games. Through 5 games he sits TE34, up from TE51 — a climb, not a final rank. Don't pay for a bounce from the 2026 projection alone. The trend line says buy: this is a climb, not a name you're paying nostalgia tax for.
2026 fantasy highlights
Half-PPR points
23.9
PPG
4.8
Rank so far
TE34
Key stats
- Rec: 11 (TE35)
- Rec yds: 124 (TE33)
- Rec TD: 1 (TE23)
2026 week shape
0/5 Boom 0%
2/5 Bust 40%
Boom is 20+ half-PPR. Bust is under 5.
Career (Half-PPR)
| Season | Finish | Half-PPR FP | PPG | Rec | Rec yd | Rec TD | Rush yd | Rush TD | Pass yd | Pass TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TE34so far | 23.9 | 4.8 | 11 | 124 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | TE51 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 30 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | TE46 | 39.2 | 2.6 | 20 | 172 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | TE58 | 29.3 | 2.7 | 14 | 163 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Career arc
Dashed bar is the 2026 Engine projection, not a completed season.
Recent games (2026)
| Week | Half-PPR FP | Opp | Script | Rec | Rush | Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W6 | 4.3Bust | LA | 70 plays · 50% pass | 28 · 3 rec | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 W5 | 7.2 | DET | 66 plays · 73% pass | 57 · 3 rec | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 W4 | 8.9 | NYG | 61 plays · 57% pass | 19 / 1 TD · 2 rec | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 W3 | 3.5Bust | SF | 79 plays · 66% pass | 20 · 3 rec | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 W2 | 5.5 | SEA | 45 plays · 62% pass | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weekly Half-PPR
Hover a week for the total.
Week 6 Engine grade
Projected 4.3 · scored 4.3 half-PPR · inside the floor–ceiling band. Miss 0.0.
Those opponents
Pass yards they allowed per game in 2026, vs league. Plus is easier.
- LA-26% · 174 pass yards
- DET+37% · 321 pass yards
- NYG-16% · 199 pass yards
- SF-4% · 226 pass yards
- SEA-33% · 157 pass yards
Usage and availability
Snap share
2025 offense · 42.5% mean
target share
Hover a week for the share.
Pass-play participation
41.2%
2025· share of the team’s dropback plays this player was on the field for. Presence, not a charted route rate.
Advanced (2025)
- Broken tackles
- 5
- Avg depth of target
- 3.6
- Drop %
- 0.0%
Durability
- 202415 G
- 202517 G
- 20265 G
- 10.0 projected games — recent completed seasons at a full slate.
R6 (197 overall) TE · that slot hit at 3.6% in 2010–2023 classes (n=28; contributor 7.1%). Window is the first three NFL seasons.
Next Gen Stats
No Next Gen Stats for this player yet.
Historical comps
Similar age, draft capital, and role — context for outcome bands, not a second DVS.
FAQ
- What is Elijah Higgins's dynasty value on NextDyne?
- Higgins scores 4,805 out of 10,000. The score blends 2025 production with our 2026 projection. Superflex and TE Premium shift the rankings; the trade calculator shows how.
- What is Elijah Higgins's 2026 Engine Projection?
- We project 1.5 half-PPR points per game for 2026. That rate feeds Value Score — multiply by games and your league’s scoring if you want a season total.
- How are season fantasy points calculated on this page?
- Season totals and the recent game log use Half-PPR so every public profile matches our Engine board. A boom week is 20+ half-PPR; a bust is under 5. Your league’s scoring shows up inside the app.
- Should I trade for Elijah Higgins in dynasty right now?
- The trend line says buy: this is a climb, not a name you're paying nostalgia tax for. Run the actual numbers on the dynasty trade calculator before you commit — stance is a starting point, not a price.