King of the Jungle
Footballguy
I agree. He is a good receiver, but not elite IMO. Excerpt from fantasypros tells a story I agree with:I see it as the opposite. It’s a clear upgrade going to a new team as their clear WR1 instead of playing behind ChaseNo issue with him but I do wonder about whether the Bengals pay him because they are cheap and it’s an obvious downgrade to leave Burrow.
That’s cool but I just don’t see him as a true #1. I think he’s perfectly cast as is and wouldn’t want it to change. But he’s an expensive guy with too many variables for me to include in my player pool.
EXPERT NOTE
Tee Higgins saw declines across the board last season as he fell from WR12 in fantasy points per game to WR26. His final stat lines look eerily similar, but we must remember he accomplished his 2021 accolades in only 14 games. Higgins saw declines in his PFF receiving grade (82.8 vs. 78.8), target share (23.9% vs. 18.6%), and yards per route run (2.18 vs. 1.80 per PFF). In 2021 Higgins competed with Ja'Marr Chase as the complimentary co-lead of the Bengals' passing attack, but we saw that change in 2022. After Chase returned in Week 13, he saw a 29.6% target share and 38.3% air yard share, while Higgins lagged at 20.2% and 31.1%. With Chase distancing himself more from Higgins in the pecking order, Higgins is best valued as a WR2 in 2023.He is a good receiver, however I would be bummed if my team paid him like an elite receiver as I do not think he falls in that category.