Elijah Higgins headshot
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Elijah Higgins Injury status and history

Age
25
Height / weight
6'3", 245 lb
Experience
4th season
Drafted
2023 R6, #197

2026 Season

PPR PPG
2.0
Pos rank
TE53
Rostered
—

Week 4 at Giants, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 17th vs. TEs, neutral

Should I start Higgins in Week 4? Rest-of-season value in Redraft Command

Elijah Higgins Injury Update & History

Active
Checked

No injury designation for Week 4 at the Giants. Higgins has not missed a game this season.

2026 games missed
0
Last played Week 3, Sep 27
Latest injury
Head
Week 15, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 4 @ NYG
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

Practice participation

Final report: Friday, Oct 2

Higgins hasn't appeared on an injury report this season.

Injury History at a Glance

Two logged injuries in four seasons, including two head injuries. Most of his lost time came from an illness in 2023; nothing else has cost him a game.

A+

Durability

100/100

1

Games missed

2

Injuries

1game

Longest absence

Illness · 2023

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

Head ×22023, 2025: 1 game
Front view: the player's right side is on your left.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Head21
Total21

Injury risk profile: Moderate

  • Head injuries in 2023 and 2025
  • Illness in 2025, played through
  • 1 game in 4 seasons
  • 2 injuries spread across 1 body part

Elijah Higgins Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2026

    Healthy 0 games missed

    No injury has cost Higgins a game this season.

  2. 2025

    Illness Played through

    Week 15 · with the Cardinals

    Higgins was listed as questionable for the game against Houston after not practicing on Friday due to an illness, but he was ultimately active for the contest.

  3. 2023

    Illness 1 game

    Week 6 · with the Cardinals

    Higgins was listed as questionable with an illness and ultimately missed the Cardinals' Week 6 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

All Elijah Higgins stats & analysis

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Elijah Higgins Injury FAQ

Is Elijah Higgins injured?

No. As of October 2, 2026, Elijah Higgins is active with no injury designation. He has played every game in 2026.

Is Elijah Higgins playing this week?

Elijah Higgins has no injury designation for Week 4 at the Giants on Sunday, October 4, so he is on track to play. Should you start him?

Has Elijah Higgins missed any games this season?

No. Elijah Higgins has played in every Cardinals game in 2026, 3 games so far.

What is Elijah Higgins's injury history?

Elijah Higgins has 2 logged NFL injuries, which have cost him 1 game in all: 1 for an illness in 2023.

What was Elijah Higgins's most recent injury?

Elijah Higgins's most recent logged injury was an illness in Week 15 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does Elijah Higgins have any recurring injuries?

Yes: head injuries in 2023 and 2025 (1 game missed).

What was Elijah Higgins's worst injury?

Elijah Higgins's longest absence came from an illness in 2023, which cost him 1 game, all of the games he has missed to injury.