Tyler Higbee is a longtime Los Angeles Rams tight end out of Western Kentucky who returned from injury late in 2025.
Higbee has spent his entire career with the Rams since they drafted him in 2016. A dependable two-way tight end, he was a part of the franchise's Super Bowl LVI championship team. He battled an ankle injury in 2025 but finished strong.
Path to the league
Higbee played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers before the Los Angeles Rams selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has been a fixture in the Rams' tight end room for a decade and won Super Bowl LVI with the team.
2025 season
Higbee opened 2025 as the Rams' starter but landed on injured reserve after an ankle injury in Week 11 against Seattle, per Wikipedia. Activated for Week 18, he caught five passes for a team-high 91 yards and a touchdown against Arizona. He finished his 10th season with 25 catches for 281 yards and three touchdowns, then agreed to a two-year extension.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tyler Higbee
- ESPN: Tyler Higbee player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
10 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | rams | 10 | 25 | 281 | 11.2 | 3 | 24 |
| 2024 | rams | 3 | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2023 | rams | 15 | 47 | 495 | 10.5 | 2 | 33 |
| 2022 | rams | 17 | 72 | 620 | 8.6 | 3 | 26 |
| 2021 | rams | 15 | 61 | 560 | 9.2 | 5 | 37 |
| 2020 | rams | 15 | 44 | 521 | 11.8 | 5 | 44 |
| 2019 | rams | 15 | 69 | 734 | 10.6 | 3 | 33 |
| 2018 | rams | 16 | 24 | 292 | 12.2 | 2 | 36 |
| 2017 | rams | 16 | 25 | 295 | 11.8 | 1 | 38 |
| 2016 | rams | 16 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | 31 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | rams | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Tight End
- Group
- offense
- College
- Western Kentucky
- Hometown
- Clearwater, FL, USA
- Age
- 33
- Status
- active
