Elijah Higgins

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
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
12.0	0.0	48.0	4.0	18.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
59.0	11.9	2.0	51.0	704.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	2.0

2021

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
44.0	11.4	4.0	56.0	502.0

2020

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
15.0	11.7	0.0	29.0	176.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0