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ARIHIGHTOWER—

Tim Hightower

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New Orleans Saints · RB

Tim Hightower recorded 75 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

39.4

rush yds/gm

16.0

rec yds/gm

6

playoff games

75

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tim Hightower's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2015
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 27, 2015

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2015

122 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 12, 2010

Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

148 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Divisional Round
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 16, 2010

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2010

87 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2010
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 19, 2010

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2010

115 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2009
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 13, 2009

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2009

15 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tim Hightower's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 148 rushing yards · 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 12, 2010

Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

148 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2016
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 18, 2016

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2016

37 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 28 carries

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 13, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

85 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 121 receiving yards

Regular Season
2009
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 13, 2009

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2009

15 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tim Hightower's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
ARIHIGHTOWER—Tim Hightower
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASHIGHTOWER—Tim Hightower
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

03
NOHIGHTOWER—Tim Hightower
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2015–present

04
SFHIGHTOWER—Tim Hightower
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons77 career games2,977 career rushing yards32 career rushing touchdowns162 career receptions1,208 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsCollege: RichmondDrafted by: ARIJersey: 226 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most recent: Jan 1, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.