TE · Los Angeles Rams · #89

Tyler Higbee

TE2

College: Western Kentucky
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 253 lb
Experience: 11th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.20▼ 0.06 vs '25

16th of 21 TEs

Catch rate

81.3%▲ 11.8 vs '25

5th of 21 TEs

Yards / target

8.1▲ 0.3 vs '25

7th of 21 TEs

Target share

12.6%▲ 1.6 vs '25

21st of 21 TEs

Receiving

260 yds+0.20 EPA/TGT

26 rec · 32 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+6.3

Rushing0.0

Net+6.3

Best game · Wk 5 vs BUF

5/6

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+8.0

Rec EPA

+1.34

EPA/target

16.6

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 vs SFL	2	2	12	6.0	0	100.0	4.5	−4.7	−2.37	0	0	0
Wk 2 vs NYGW	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wk 3 @ DENL	11	8	62	7.8	1	72.7	7.1	+1.9	+0.17	0	0	0
Wk 4 @ PHIW	6	5	67	13.4	0	83.3	10.7	+5.1	+0.86	0	0	0
Wk 5 vs BUFL	6	5	83	16.6	0	83.3	8.8	+8.0	+1.34	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs ARIL	4	4	22	5.5	0	100.0	4.3	−3.8	−0.94	0	0	0
Wk 7 @ LVW	3	2	14	7.0	0	66.7	11.7	−0.2	−0.07	0	0	0
Season	32	26	260	10.0	1	81.3	8.0	+6.3	+0.20	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Rams

$6Mover 2 years

Avg. per year: $3M
Guaranteed: $4M 67%
2026 cap hit: $5.1M 1.6% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2027

2026 · now

2027

Year 1 of 2 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+6.3	32	26	260	1	81.3	10.0	8.1	12.6	+0.20	0	0	0
2025	10	+9.4	36	25	281	3	69.4	11.2	7.8	11.0	+0.26	0	0	0
2024	3	+5.0	12	8	66	2	66.7	8.3	5.5	12.9	+0.41	0	0	0
2023	15	+18.8	70	47	495	2	67.1	10.5	7.1	13.9	+0.27	0	0	0
2022	17	+4.9	108	72	620	3	66.7	8.6	5.7	21.6	+0.05	0	0	0
2021	15	+4.1	85	61	560	5	71.8	9.2	6.6	15.6	+0.05	0	0	0
2020	15	+34.6	60	44	521	5	73.3	11.8	8.7	11.5	+0.57	1	1	0
2019	15	+28.7	89	69	734	3	77.5	10.6	8.2	16.0	+0.32	0	0	0
2018	16	+18.8	34	24	292	2	70.6	12.2	8.6	6.8	+0.55	0	0	0
2017	16	+1.2	45	25	295	1	55.6	11.8	6.6	9.7	+0.03	0	0	0
2016	16	−16.2	29	11	85	1	37.9	7.7	2.9	6.9	−0.56	0	0	0
Career	145	+115.5	600	412	4,209	28	68.7	10.2	7.0	12.9	+0.19	1	1	0