Rashard Higgins
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Higgins with the Cleveland Browns in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-07) October 7, 1994
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas)
College:Colorado State (2013–2015)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 172
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Receptions:137
Receiving yards:1,890
Receiving touchdowns:12
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Rashard Malick Higgins (born October 7, 1994), nicknamed "Hollywood",[1][2] is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams, earning first-team All-American honors in 2014.

Early years

Higgins attended Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. He played as a wide receiver for the Mesquite football team. As a senior, he had 69 receptions for 1,136 yards 10 touchdowns. Higgins was a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[3] He was a starter on the Mesquite basketball team, where he averaged 17 points per game.

He also excelled in track & field at Mesquite. At the 2013 District Meet, he took fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.76 seconds, while also placing seventh in the long jump with a leap of 6.68 meters (21 ft, 8 in).[4] He posted a personal-best time of 53.48 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the 2012 Rockin R Relays, where he finished fifth.[5]

College career

As a true freshman at Colorado State University in 2013, Higgins started all 14 games.[6] He finished the season with a school freshman record 68 receptions, which went for 837 yards and six touchdowns.[7] As a sophomore in 2014, Higgins was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award.[8][9]

  • 2015 MW Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
  • Finalist, 2014 Biletnikoff Award
  • 2014 consensus All-American
  • Led nation in receiving yards (1,750) and receiving touchdowns (17) in 2014
  • Ranked first in nation in yards-per-catch (18.2) among players with 65+ receptions
  • Has 12 career games with 100 or more yards
  • In just two seasons, has caught 164 passes for 2,587 yards and 23 touchdowns
  • Named 2014 Male College Athlete of the Year by Colorado State Hall of Fame
GRecYardsYds/RecLongTDYds/G
2013146883712.356659.8
201412961,75018.27317145.8
201512751,06214.246688.5
Total382393,64915.27732996

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		 196 lb
(89 kg)		 32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.64 s32 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10]
Higgins with the Cleveland Browns in 2017

The Cleveland Browns drafted Higgins in the fifth round with the 172nd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.[11] On May 13, he signed a four-year contract worth about $2.52 million, which included a signing bonus worth about $184,000.[12] He had six receptions for 77 yards in his rookie season.[13]

On September 3, 2017, Higgins was waived by the Browns and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[14][15] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017.[16] On September 17, in the Week 2 game against the Baltimore Ravens, he had a career-best seven receptions for 95 yards in the 24–10 loss.[17] In the final game of the 2017 season, Higgins caught his first two career touchdown passes – both from DeShone Kizer.[18] Overall, in the 2017 season, he finished with 27 receptions for 312 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[19] In 2018, Higgins further improved himself snatching 39 receptions for 572 yards and four touchdowns.[20]

On March 4, 2019, the Browns tendered Higgins, who was set to become a restricted free agent.[21] He caught his first touchdown of the season against the Buffalo Bills in Week 10, a seven-yard pass from Baker Mayfield that would prove to be the game-winner.[22]

The Browns re-signed Higgins on May 8, 2020.[23] In Week 7 of the 2020 season, he had his first 100-yard game with six receptions for 110 receiving yards in a 37–34 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.[24] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Browns on December 26, 2020,[25] and activated on December 31.[26]

Higgins became an unrestricted free agent following the 2020 season. On March 19, 2021, Higgins re-signed with the Browns on a one-year deal.[27]

Carolina Panthers

On March 16, 2022, Higgins signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.[28]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2016CLE 16067712.8190000.00000
2017CLE 1542731211.6562144.04011
2018CLE 1313957214.7404000.00000
2019CLE 10145513.8351000.00000
2020CLE 1363759916.2434000.00020
2021CLE 1542427511.5211000.00000
2022 CAR 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total85161371,89013.85612144.04031
Postseason statistics
Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2020CLE 22711616.6250000.00000
Total22711616.6250000.00000

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (April 28, 2020). "Rashard Higgins, Browns agree to one-year deal worth $910,000". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Smith, Pete (April 30, 2020). "Cleveland Browns Wide Receiver Hollywood Higgins Changing Numbers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rashard Higgins". Rivals.com.
  4. ↑ "District 12-5A Meet". Texas MileSplit.
  5. ↑ "Rockin R Relays – Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  6. ↑ Kensler, Tom (December 17, 2013). "Colorado State wideout Rashard Higgins shining as a freshman". The Denver Post.
  7. ↑ Frei, Terry (August 19, 2014). "CSU wide receiver Rashard Higgins is ready for huge sophomore season". The Denver Post.
  8. ↑ Frei, Terry (November 25, 2014). "Rashard Higgins is a Biletnikoff Award finalist; Rams don't crack CFP 25". The Denver Post.
  9. ↑ Lyell, Kelly (November 25, 2014). "CSU's Rashard Higgins a finalist for Biletnikoff Award". Coloradoan.
  10. ↑ "Rashard Higgins Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (April 30, 2016). "WR Rashard Higgins of Colorado State drafted by Browns at 172". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ Lyell, Kelly (May 14, 2016). "Ex-Colorado State receiver Higgins signs with NFL's Browns". The Coloradoan. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rashard Higgins 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Browns claim 5 players off waivers". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Browns add 3 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Browns elevate WR Rashard Higgins to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  18. ↑ "WATCH: Cleveland Browns WR Rashard Higgins catches second TD pass against Pittsburgh Steelers". WKYC. December 31, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Rashard Higgins 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Rashard Higgins 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Report: Browns tender Rashard Higgins not Briean Boddy-Calhoun". 247Sports.com. March 4, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Browns' Rashard Higgins: Hauls in game-winner". CBSSports.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  23. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (May 8, 2020). "Browns re-sign WR Rashard Higgins". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals - October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Browns place 5 on COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  27. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (March 19, 2021). "Browns bring back WR Rashard Higgins for a 6th season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  28. ↑ Gantt, Darin (March 16, 2022). "Panthers agree to terms with wide receiver Rashard Higgins". Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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