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Trey McBride and Elijah Wiggins is going to surprise a ton of folks with the number of targets he will get this year.

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Higgins expected to surprise with high target volume this season.

Will handle receptions alongside Trey McBride in the tight end room. The source refers to him as 'Elijah Wiggins' in one section and notes he 'is going to surprise a ton of folks with the number of targets he will get this year,' indicating upside in target volume.

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Elijah Wiggins will surprise with target volume this season.

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Wiggins will surprise with target volume; source expects significant role.

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Backup TE Higgins positioned for more targets than expected in multi-TE scheme.

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Higgins is a fun, athletic stash in his contract year.

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Higgins will share receiving duties with McBride; Long is blocking-only.

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