Tee Higgins
25-Year-Old
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
42
YDS
656
TD
5
AVG
15.6
TAR
76
2024 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Higgins is a reliable, high-end WR2 in both real life and fantasy terms. Actually, he might be more than that if he ends up somewhere besides Cincinnati, but it looks like the Bengals have no interest in giving into the trade rumors ahead of the fourth and final season of his rookie contract. A franchise tag next offseason seems likely if no long-term deal is reached, with Higgins coming off back-to-back 1,000 yard campaigns and recording at least 908 yards and six touchdowns in each of his first three NFL seasons. At 6-4, he's a regular menace on jump balls and contested catches, also showing a degree of prowess on short and intermediate passes even if he's not nearly the YAC threat that teammate Ja'Marr Chase is. In terms of fantasy upside beyond the 1,200-yard range or so, that'll probably only happen for Higgins in Cincinnati if Chase misses extended time -- a scenario that would leave the talented 2020 second-round pick as Joe Burrow's unquestioned top option. Read Past Outlooks
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Requests trade, per report
Higgins has reportedly requested a trade, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
ANALYSIS
The Bengals previously placed their franchise tag on Higgins, but Schefter indicates that the wideout is disappointed in the lack of progress toward a long-term contract extension and thus is seeking a new situation. It remains to be seen how amenable Cincinnati will be to his request, and it's still possible that the two sides move toward a resolution that would keep Higgins in the fold in 2024. However, the 2020 second-rounder's future with the franchise is up in the air as NFL free agency approaches.
The Bengals previously placed their franchise tag on Higgins, but Schefter indicates that the wideout is disappointed in the lack of progress toward a long-term contract extension and thus is seeking a new situation. It remains to be seen how amenable Cincinnati will be to his request, and it's still possible that the two sides move toward a resolution that would keep Higgins in the fold in 2024. However, the 2020 second-rounder's future with the franchise is up in the air as NFL free agency approaches.
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Advanced NFL Stats
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Air Yards Per Game
81.9Air Yards Per Snap
1.79% Team Air Yards
26.6%% Team Targets
12.9%Avg Depth of Target
12.8 YdsCatch Rate
55.3%Drop Rate
10.5%Avg Yds After Catch
5.7% Targeted On Route
19.4%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2023 Tee Higgins Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 4"Weight
219 lbsHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
34.13 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
Overshadowed by rookie phenom Ja'Marr Chase much of last year, Higgins eventually caught
fire down the stretch and recorded his first 1,000-yard season despite missing three games. He
narrowly missed that mark as a rookie, providing the Bengals an instant return on the 33rd
overall pick. Higgins didn't test well out of college — he skipped drills at the combine and then
put up a 4.54 40 and 31-inch vertical at his pro day — but he's quickly proven that his prolific
college stats (2,103 receiving yards, 25 TDs his final two years) weren't just a product of
favorable circumstances at Clemson. Higgins doesn't have the issues with fluidity and change-
of-direction that plague many wideouts his size, and the poor vertical jump hasn't seemed to
matter when it comes to contested catches in the NFL. He was efficient as a rookie (62.0
percent catch rate, 8.4 YPT) and took another step forward in Year 2 (67.3 percent, 9.9 YPT),
benefiting from his own progress as well as QB Joe Burrow's. Higgins even led the team in
targets per game, with 7.9 to Chase's 7.5, and in the playoffs he added 309 yards and two TDs
(both in the Super Bowl) in four games. The only drawbacks, really, are his lack of elite speed
and the reality that he won't be the go-to guy unless Chase misses time. It's nitpicking,
especially after the Bengals made big offseason moves to upgrade their offensive line.
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Officially gets franchise tag
The Bengals applied their franchise tag to Higgins (hamstring) on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Expected to receive franchise tag
The Bengals informed Higgins (hamstring) on Friday that he will receive the franchise tag, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Won't play Sunday
Higgins (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's season finale against the Browns.
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Likely to sit out finale
The Bengals list Higgins (hamstring) as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Browns.
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Misses another practice Friday
Higgins (hamstring) didn't practice Friday, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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