Higbee didn't suit up until Week 16 last season as he worked his way back from a torn ACL suffered during the previous postseason, but the 32-year-old tight end showed he still has some gas left in the tank after his return. He caught eight of 12 targets for 66 yards and two touchdowns in three regular-season contests before adding 12 catches for 112 yards and one touchdown on 15 targets in two playoff games. That production came despite Higbee being eased back in with fewer than 41 percent of offensive snaps in every game until the Rams' Divisional Round loss to the Eagles, in which he played 82 percent of snaps. He's projected to operate as the team's top TE in 2025 despite the addition of rookie second-round pick Terrance Ferguson to the tight end room, which should leave Higbee as Matthew Stafford's third option in the passing game behind wide receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, the latter of whom is replacing newly minted Seahawk Cooper Kupp. Higbee had between 495 and 620 receiving yards in every season between 2020 and 2023 and scored 15 touchdowns in that four-year span while playing a comparable role to the one he's expected to fill in 2025.
