Tim Hightower stats

Last played for the New Orleans Saints, 2016

Running Back · #22

Age 40 · 6' 0"

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Tim Hightower played 6 NFL seasons, 2008 to 2016.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
77
CAR
752
YDS
2,977
AVG
4.0
TD
32
LNG
80
FD
167
FUM
10

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2008ARI161433992.81030341
2009ARI161435984.2850335
2010ARI161537364.8580304
2011WSH5843213.8122130
2015NO8963753.9426250
2016NO161335484.1430320

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
6
CAR
48
YDS
238
AVG
5.0
TD
3
LNG
70
FD
9
FUM
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
77
CAR
9.8
YDS
38.7
AVG
4.0
TD
0.4
LNG
80
FD
2.2
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2008ARI168.924.92.80.6302.10.1
2009ARI168.937.44.20.5502.10.3
2010ARI169.646.04.80.3801.90.3
2011WSH516.864.23.80.2222.60
2015NO812.046.93.90.5263.10
2016NO168.334.34.10.3302.00

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
77
PPR
768.5
HALF
687.5
STD
606.5
PPG
10

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2008ARI16157.6140.6123.69.9
2009ARI16205.6174.1142.612.9
2010ARI16130.2119.7109.28.1
2011WSH561.956.951.912.4
2015NO886.480.474.410.8
2016NO16126.8115.8104.87.9

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
40 yearsMay 23, 1986
Height
6' 0"
Debut
2008
Birthplace
Santa Ana, CA
Draft
2008Rd 5, Pk 149
College
Richmond

Latest performance

Tim Hightower

Jan 01 · @ ATL · L 38-32

CAR
3
YDS
29
AVG
9.7
TD
1
LNG
25
FUM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Jan 01atATLL 38-323291
Sat, Dec 24vsTBW 31-248290
Sun, Dec 18atARIW 48-4111372
Sun, Dec 11atTBL 16-116310
Sun, Dec 04vsDETL 28-13250
Sun, Nov 27vsLARW 49-2115510

What were Tim Hightower's career stats?

Tim Hightower played 6 seasons for the Cardinals, the Commanders and the Saints. He had 752 carries for 2,977 yards, 162 catches for 1,208 yards and scored 34 touchdowns. His best season was 2010: 736 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns and 4.8 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

6 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2008 to 2016

Tim Hightower finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 255th in rushing yards (2,977)
  • 161st in rushing touchdowns (32)

Among the 2,979 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Tim Hightower college stats

Tim Hightower played 4 seasons at Richmond Spiders (2004 to 2007): 3,712 rushing yards and 34 rushing touchdowns on 704 carries.

passing

Tim Hightower's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2006Richmond Spiders1110024241000631.6

rushing

Tim Hightower's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Richmond Spiders581612.800
2005Richmond Spiders1427775.590
2006Richmond Spiders1778504.850
2007Richmond Spiders3271,9245.92038

receiving

Tim Hightower's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Richmond Spiders191588.300
2005Richmond Spiders211637.800
2006Richmond Spiders342697.920
2007Richmond Spiders322287.1324

scoring

Tim Hightower's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2005Richmond Spiders0900900054
2006Richmond Spiders1520700042
2007Richmond Spiders0203023000138

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Tim Hightower played 6 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 4 won, 2 lost.

Tim Hightower's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2009GBW 51-45 OT7191
2009NOL 45-146871
2008ATLW 30-246231
2008CARW 33-1317760
2008PHIW 32-2511330
2008PITL 27-23100

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.