Tee Higgins Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Tee Higgins
WR
, Cincinnati Bengals

Age: 25
Weight: 220 lbs
Height: 6' 4"
College: Clemson

ADP: 56
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Tee Higgins wants a new contract but he and the Bengals were unable to come to terms so he will play under the franchise tag in 2024. He finished as the WR45 last year, but missed a few games and was the WR40 on a per-game basis. He was the WR12 in 2022, but that had a lot to do with Ja’Marr Chase missing five games that year. In 23 games with Chase over the last two years, Higgins has averaged 3.7 catches for 51 yards and 0.39 touchdowns on 6.2 targets per game. If we only look at splits with Chase and a healthy Joe Burrow, then Higgins’ averages are 4.1-54-0.39 on 6.6 targets per game. The resulting 9.9 (half-PPR) fantasy points per game equate to midrange WR4 numbers. Higgins has massive upside in the event of a Chase injury, but if Chase is healthy, Higgins is a fringe fantasy starter. The Bengals lost Tyler Boyd but added the talented Jermaine Burton, adding more pressure to Higgins’ targets.

Latest news

Bengals think WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) moving in positive direction

Ben Baby on X

yesterday · 4:05 PM EDT

Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he believes WR Tee Higgins is moving in a positive direction.

Fantasy Impact:

Taylor and the Bengals are hopeful the extra day this week could mean Higgins plays in what is a Monday Night Football doubleheader. Unfortunately, fantasy owners may not be able to wait until Monday night to see if Higgins is active, so it's probably best to have a backup plan heading into Week 3.

Scouting report

by Justin Edwards

· Jul 31 · 12:24 AM EDT

CIN WR Tee Higgins - 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
After an offseason of rumors about Tee Higgins moving on from the Bengals in one form or another, he is back for at least one last season to catch passes from Joe Burrow. Higgins has a WR22 (2021) and a WR17 (2022) finish on his resume, popping up for 20+ fantasy points on six occasions over that two-year span. With a healthy quarterback under center, Higgins can return to form as a deep-ball threat in an offense that runs through the passing game as its engine.

Fantasy Downside
Even when Burrow was on the field last season, Higgins looked like a shell of himself. He had his own run-ins with injury luck (ribs, hamstring) and registered the second-lowest on-target catch rate of any of the 80 wide receivers who earned at least 50 targets. He had issues with downfield targets as well, finishing 60th in contested catch rate (34.8%) in that same group of qualifiers. If he can't pull the nose up after a difficult season, he will be far closer to a WR4 than a WR2 in fantasy.

2024 Bottom Line
It would be easy to completely throw out Tee Higgins' 2023 season, and your confidence in drafting him in 2024 is likely going to rely on your willingness to do that. If you missed out on Ja'Marr Chase but believe in the Bengals offense this season, that's one such situation where I'd be willing to ignore the '23 outcome(s) and take a stab on Higgins with his lowered ADP. His upside is not as high as it would be if he moved to a new team and out of the shadow of Chase, but he can still return to form and deliver big weeks for fantasy teams willing to take the risk.

2024 Strength of Schedule - CIN

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
24 NE	3 @KC	29 WAS	2 @CAR	9 BAL	21 @NYG	18 @CLE	28 PHI	19 LV	9 @BAL	31 @LAC	BYE	10 PIT	7 @DAL	22 @TEN	18 CLE	5 DEN	10 @PIT

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	%
O Injury Details (w1) Status: Out Injury: Hamstring 1	NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O Injury Details (w2) Status: Out Injury: Hamstring 2	@KC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Per game			0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.00/0.00	0.00%
Totals			0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0/0	0.00%

Previous Games vs. WAS


Season	Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
2020	11	@WAS	3	26	0	10	8.67	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.6	4.10	5.6	62/68	91.18%
Average					3.00	26.00	0.00	10.00	8.67	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.60	4.10	5.60	62.00/68.00	91.18%

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