Draft Note by John Paulsen
Higgins played 12 games last season on the franchise tag and made the most of it, finishing as the WR18 overall and WR3 on a per-game basis. He set a career high with 9.1 targets per game (previous best: 7.9 in 2021) and parlayed that volume into his most productive season yet. Matt Harmon of Reception Perception said 2024 “may have been his best campaign as a pro,” and the Bengals clearly agreed, rewarding him with a long-term deal in March. Higgins finished 26th in yards per route run—solid WR2 territory—but his YAC/reception rank (86th out of 110 qualified receivers) underscores his more traditional, downfield possession role. That said, he doesn’t need YAC to win. He wins with size, physicality, and high-value targets from one of the league’s best quarterbacks. He’s finally locked into the Bengals’ long-term plans and should remain a high-volume WR2 with weekly WR1 upside in 2025.
Tee Higgins
- WR
- , Cincinnati Bengals
- 26
- 220 lbs
- 6' 4"
- Clemson
- 25
- 2
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Higgins played 12 games last season on the franchise tag and made the most of it, finishing as the WR18 overall and WR3 on a per-game basis. He set a career high with 9.1 targets per game (previous best: 7.9 in 2021) and parlayed that volume into his most productive season yet. Matt Harmon of Reception Perception said 2024 “may have been his best campaign as a pro,” and the Bengals clearly agreed, rewarding him with a long-term deal in March. Higgins finished 26th in yards per route run—solid WR2 territory—but his YAC/reception rank (86th out of 110 qualified receivers) underscores his more traditional, downfield possession role. That said, he doesn’t need YAC to win. He wins with size, physicality, and high-value targets from one of the league’s best quarterbacks. He’s finally locked into the Bengals’ long-term plans and should remain a high-volume WR2 with weekly WR1 upside in 2025.
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2025 Strength of Schedule - CIN
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 @CLE | 30 JAX | 32 @MIN | 13 @DEN | 25 DET | 6 @GB | 11 PIT | 15 NYJ | 3 CHI | BYE | 11 @PIT | 14 NE | 28 @BAL | 18 @BUF | 28 BAL | 8 @MIA | 4 ARI | 31 CLE |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Injury Details (w1)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | NE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w2)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | @KC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | WAS | 3 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.9 | 5.40 | 6.9 | 56/62 | 90.3% |
| 4 | @CAR | 6 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 9.00 | 12.0 | 43/67 | 64.2% |
| 5 | BAL | 9 | 83 | 2 | 14 | 9.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.3 | 24.80 | 29.3 | 48/67 | 71.6% |
| 6 | @NYG | 7 | 77 | 0 | 7 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.7 | 11.20 | 14.7 | 45/53 | 84.9% |
| 7 | @CLE | 4 | 82 | 1 | 8 | 20.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.2 | 16.20 | 18.2 | 45/55 | 81.8% |
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Injury Details (w8)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | PHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w9)
Status: Out Injury: Quad | LV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w10)
Status: Out Injury: Quad | @BAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @LAC | 9 | 148 | 1 | 13 | 16.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.8 | 25.30 | 29.8 | 69/82 | 84.1% |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | PIT | 5 | 69 | 1 | 10 | 13.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.9 | 15.40 | 17.9 | 56/62 | 90.3% |
| 14 | @DAL | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.3 | 3.30 | 4.3 | 62/71 | 87.3% |
| 15 | @TEN | 5 | 88 | 1 | 8 | 17.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.8 | 17.30 | 19.8 | 60/69 | 87.0% |
| 16 | CLE | 8 | 58 | 1 | 11 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.8 | 15.80 | 19.8 | 40/56 | 71.4% |
| 17 | DEN | 11 | 131 | 3 | 12 | 11.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 29.1 | 34.60 | 40.1 | 62/90 | 68.9% |
| 18 | @PIT | 4 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 13.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | 7.30 | 9.3 | 50/74 | 67.6% |
| Per game | 6.08 | 75.92 | 0.83 | 9.08 | 12.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 12.43 | 15.47 | 18.51 | 53.00/67.33 | 79.13% | |
| Totals | 73 | 911 | 10 | 109 | 12.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 149.1 | 185.6 | 222.1 | 636/808 | 79.13% | |
