Rashard Higgins

Rashard Malick Higgins (born October 7, 1994), nicknamed "Hollywood",[1][2] is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State.

Rashard Higgins
Higgins with the Cleveland Browns in 2017
No. 82 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-07) October 7, 1994
Dallas, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas)
College:Colorado State
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 172
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:113
Receiving yards:1,615
Receiving touchdowns:11
Player stats at NFL.com

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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-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]

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]

NFL career statistics
Regular season statistics
Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2016CLE 16067712.81900000000
2017CLE 1542731211.6562144.04011
2018CLE 1313957214.74040000000
2019CLE 10145513.83510000000
2020CLE 1363759916.24340000020
Total67121131,61514.35611144.04031
Postseason statistics
Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2020CLE 22711616.62500000000
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". 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.
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