Tee Higgins
25-Year-Old
Questionable
Injury Quadriceps
Est. Return 11/3/2024
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
29
YDS
341
TD
3
AVG
11.8
TAR
45
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Higgins finished an injury-plagued 2023 with career lows in nearly every major receiving category, missing five games and playing less than 70 percent of snaps in four others. He's in high demand this offseason all the same, with Cincinnati giving the 25-year-old a franchise tag for $21.8 million and then holding firm against a trade request. Reports in late March suggest the Bengals are at least willing to listen to offers -- though they won't actively shop Higgins -- perhaps opening the door for a deal if a receiver-needy team like New England or Carolina is willing to overpay. The Bengals' stance is understandable given that Higgins averaged 71.7 catches for 1,009 yards and 6.3 TDs over 15.3 games in his first three seasons after entering the league as a second-round pick. He was also highly productive at Clemson, where he had 2,103 yards and 25 TD catches between his age-19 and age-20 seasons. While not especially fast (4.54 40 at his pro day), Higgins is one of the league's bigger receivers (6-4, 216) and one of the best at winning jump balls downfield. He's also quite useful on short and intermediate routes, though his target rate dropped to around 20 percent of routes the past two years with Ja'Marr Chase gobbling up a huge share of the short passes. Higgins drew targets on 23.4 percent of routes in 2021 when Chase was deployed more as a deep threat, finishing with a still-career-high 110 targets despite missing three games. While other players drafted in the same range offer more volume upside, Higgins has never produced less than 8.4 YPT in a season and should best last year's mark of 8.6 if he and QB Joe Burrow both manage to stay relatively healthy. Read Past Outlooks
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Considered day-to-day
Coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Higgins (quadriceps) is considered day-to-day, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Higgins injured his quad in practice Friday and was unable to play in Sunday's loss to the Eagles. It sounds like he's avoided a serious injury, but it's unclear if he'll be able to make it back for next Sunday's game against the Raiders. With Higgins out versus Philly, Andrei Iosivas filled in as the No. 2 receiver, followed by rookie Jermaine Burton and veteran Trenton Irwin to round out the depth chart.
Higgins injured his quad in practice Friday and was unable to play in Sunday's loss to the Eagles. It sounds like he's avoided a serious injury, but it's unclear if he'll be able to make it back for next Sunday's game against the Raiders. With Higgins out versus Philly, Andrei Iosivas filled in as the No. 2 receiver, followed by rookie Jermaine Burton and veteran Trenton Irwin to round out the depth chart.
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Advanced NFL Stats
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Air Yards Per Game
89.0Air Yards Per Snap
1.95% Team Air Yards
25.2%% Team Targets
17.8%Avg Depth of Target
9.9 YdsCatch Rate
64.4%Drop Rate
2.2%Avg Yds After Catch
3.8% Targeted On Route
27.1%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Sunday, Nov 3rd at 1:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
82.6
Cornerbacks
77.9
Safeties
83.3
Linebackers
94.4
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2024 Tee Higgins Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Tee Higgins' measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 4"Weight
219 lbsHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
34.13 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Not playing Week 8
Higgins (quadricep) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Eagles.
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Not slated to play Sunday
Higgins (quadricep) remains listed as questionable but is not in line to play Sunday against the Eagles, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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May be trending toward sitting
Higgins (quadricep) remains listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, but his chances of playing don't appear to be promising, a source tells Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Still has hope to play Sunday
Higgins (quadricep) remains listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, but he showed improvement Saturday, and the Bengals are "hopeful" that the wideout will be able to play, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
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Ability to play in doubt for Sunday
Higgins (quadriceps), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, has "a real chance" of sitting out the Week 8 contest, Dan Graziano of ESPN.com reports.
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Leaning toward Week 8 absence
Higgins, who suffered a quadriceps injury in Friday's practice, appears increasingly likely to miss Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Eagles, Dan Graziano of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Graziano notes there's a "real chance" Higgins is sidelined Sunday and that there's pessimism about his chances of playing. However, the Bengals will reportedly wait until pregame warmups to make a final decision on the receiver's status, with Andrei Iosivas set to step into the No. 2 role behind Ja'Marr Chase if Higgins is indeed forced to sit out.
Graziano notes there's a "real chance" Higgins is sidelined Sunday and that there's pessimism about his chances of playing. However, the Bengals will reportedly wait until pregame warmups to make a final decision on the receiver's status, with Andrei Iosivas set to step into the No. 2 role behind Ja'Marr Chase if Higgins is indeed forced to sit out.