Tee Higgins Fantasy Football Week 12 Scouting Report

Tee Higgins
WR
, Cincinnati Bengals

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

ADP: 56
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
72.9	489	4	38	0

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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.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 29, 2023 · 11:45 AM EST

CIN WR Tee Higgins - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 at Kansas City Chiefs
Tee Higgins had a huge fantasy day with five receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown. A lot of that came with the Bengals down big, but hey, it counts. Of course, it helped that Ja'Marr Chase was out which moved Higgins to the No. 1 receiver spot. Chase isn't expected to play this week.

Higgins faces the Chiefs who are ranked third in aFPA to wide receivers. He had a big game in the playoffs last season against KC with six catches for 83 yards and a touchdown.

Start Higgins as a solid WR2 for Week 17. It's a tough matchup this week and even with Chase out, questions about QB Jake Browning are being asked.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 22, 2023 · 11:11 AM EST

CIN WR Tee Higgins - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers
Tee Higgins had a huge outing last Saturday with four receptions for 61 yards and two touchdowns. With Ja'Marr Chase out for this week, Higgins moves up to the No. 1 receiver for the Bengals. We expect him to get plenty of targets this week.

Higgins faces the Steelers who are ranked sixth in aFPA to wide receivers. Even though it appears a tough matchup on paper, Pittsburgh has half their starting secondary out for this game which could help the Cincy passing game.

Start Higgins for Week 16 as a WR2. These games seem to usually favor the defenses as evidenced by the earlier meeting where there were only two touchdowns scored.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 15, 2023 · 1:32 PM EST

CIN WR Tee Higgins - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 vs. Minnesota Vikings
In his two games since his return from injury, Tee Higgins has five receptions for 108 yards, but only seven targets. He seems to be getting back to 100% and is getting more involved in the offense. However, it is a different offense with Jake Browning at quarterback.

Higgins will get some numbers again this week against a decent Vikings defense, but not enough to warrant a start for Week 15. Keep Higgins on the bench.

by Chris Kucharski

· Dec 08, 2023 · 11:09 AM EST

CIN WR Tee Higgins - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 vs. Indianapolis Colts
Tee Higgins is back in the lineup, but be cautious of how rusty he will be and how much the Bengals will use him. His numbers have been down for most of the season, but we know what he is capable of doing.

Keep Higgins on the bench for Week 14. This is a wait and see because of the injury as well as some doubt on his performances this year.

by Chris Kucharski

· Nov 03, 2023 · 12:32 PM EDT

CIN WR Tee Higgins - Week 9 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 9 vs. Buffalo Bills
Tee Higgins had his best game of the season since Week 3 with five receptions for 69 yards. It has been a disappointing season considering the expectation, so his managers are hoping this past game can get him going.

Higgins faces Buffalo who are ranked 15th in aFPA to wide receivers. In the meeting last season, he only had three receptions for 28 yards. The good news is QB Joe Burrow is starting to look healthy and that has helped the Bengals receivers.

Higgins rates a high-end WR3 or Flex for Week 9. We expect this game to be a shootout and some good fantasy numbers, but Higgins year to date should give managers some reservations.

by Chris Kucharski

· Oct 27, 2023 · 12:45 PM EDT

CIN WR Tee Higgins - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 at San Francisco 49ers
Tee Higgins comes off the bye week hoping to kickstart his fantasy standing. In four of the five games he has played, he has had two receptions or less. He has not reached double-digit targets in that stretch either. Basically, he has had one good game.

Higgins face San Francisco who is ranked 23rd and the Bengals offense has started to find it's way. QB Joe Burrow had the bye week to get healthier so Cincy could start looking like what we expected coming into the season.

Start Higgins as a high-end WR3 or Flex for Week 8. Managers hope he can regain his form from previous seasons and that could happen as soon as this week with the favorable matchup. But until he does, we will be conservative with our projection.