TE#89
Tyler Higbee
gsis_id 00-0033110
LA
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.20 yd
- Cushion
- 4.27 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.06
- Avg YAC
- 3.81
- Share of intended air yards
- 15.9%
- Catch rate
- 57.8%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 4.2%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 100.7
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 42 | 29 | 365 | 3 | 10.5 | 0.096 | 0.16 | 0 | 83.5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 178 | 3 | 10.6 | 0.161 | 0.30 | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2023 | 16 | 71 | 47 | 495 | 2 | 18.3 | 0.132 | 0.27 | 0 | 108.5 |
| 2022 | 16 | 108 | 72 | 620 | 3 | 4.9 | 0.216 | 0.39 | 0 | 152.0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 99 | 70 | 675 | 5 | 9.3 | 0.157 | 0.31 | 0 | 167.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 253 lb
- College
- Western Kentucky (Conference USA)
- Draft
- 2016 · Rd 4 · Pk 110 · LA
- Rookie season
- 2016
- Experience
- 11 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 1 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · LA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
82 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 · TE cohort of 29
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2023; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Cade OttonTE · TB · distance 0.42
- Separation
- 3.44
- Cushion
- 6.50
- YAC over expected
- 0.36
- Share of air yards
- 9.2
- Catch rate
- 70.1
Logan ThomasTE · WAS · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.42
- Share of air yards
- 11.0
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Kylen GransonTE · IND · distance 0.62
- Separation
- 3.50
- Cushion
- 6.39
- YAC over expected
- -0.09
- Share of air yards
- 9.7
- Catch rate
- 60.0
Tyler ConklinTE · NYJ · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 3.45
- Cushion
- 5.97
- YAC over expected
- 0.23
- Share of air yards
- 15.3
- Catch rate
- 70.1
Dalton SchultzTE · HOU · distance 0.74
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.77
- YAC over expected
- 0.47
- Share of air yards
- 13.9
- Catch rate
- 67.0
Tyler Higbee baseline
- Separation
- 3.68
- Cushion
- 6.26
- YAC over expected
- 0.09
- Share of air yards
- 9.0
- Catch rate
- 67.1