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Rashard Malick Higgins (born October 7, 1994), nicknamed "Hollywood",[1][2] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams, earning first-team All-American honors in 2014. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | 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) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 5 / pick: 172 | ||||||||
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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]
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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]
College statistics
| G | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | Long | TD | Yds/G | |
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| 2013 | 14 | 68 | 837 | 12.3 | 56 | 6 | 59.8 |
| 2014 | 12 | 96 | 1,750 | 18.2 | 73 | 17 | 145.8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 75 | 1,062 | 14.2 | 46 | 6 | 88.5 |
| Total | 38 | 239 | 3,649 | 15.27 | 73 | 29 | 96 |
Awards and records
- 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
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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| 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 s | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 13 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine[10] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
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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] He played in three games for Carolina, but did not draw a target or record any offensive stats.
On April 15, 2024, Higgins announced his retirement from the NFL. Higgins announced that he would sign a one–day contract to retire a Cleveland Brown.[29]
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| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2016 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CLE | 15 | 4 | 27 | 312 | 11.6 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | CLE | 13 | 1 | 39 | 572 | 14.7 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CLE | 10 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CLE | 13 | 6 | 37 | 599 | 16.2 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | CLE | 15 | 4 | 24 | 275 | 11.5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CAR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 16 | 137 | 1,890 | 13.8 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
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