The Green Bay Packers were among five teams that attempted to claim wide receiver/tight end Elijah Higgins off waivers on Wednesday, per Field Yates of ESPN. Higgins, a rookie out of Stanford, was awarded to the Arizona Cardinals, who has the highest waiver claim priority based on 2022 record.
Higgins (6-3, 235) was a sixth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins. Given his athleticism and size, Higgins was in the middle of a transition from receiver to tight end when the Dolphins released him during final cuts.
Buy Packers TicketsAt Stanford, Higgins caught 119 passes for 1,380 yards and six touchdowns. He was an All-Pac 12 pick in 2022 after hauling in 59 passes for 706 yards and two scores over 12 games.
Higgins, who participated at the Senior Bowl, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds and had explosive jumping numbers at 235 pounds, suggesting he could make the transition to tight end (or H-back) at the professional level. It’s unclear if the Packers viewed him as a receiver or tight end prospect, but Higgins did match most of the measurables the team looks for at wide receiver.
While Higgins is headed to Arizona, store this information away should he ever become available to the Packers again.
Despite missing out on Higgins, the Packers were awarded rookie tight end Ben Sims off waivers fom the Minnesota Vikings.
