Tee Higgins
Higgins is Cincinnati's clear No. 2 receiver. His target volume depends heavily on whether Ja'Marr Chase is on the field, and Week 5 was a low-volume game with Chase back.
Role
He is a primary boundary receiver. In Week 5 against Miami, Draft Sharks had him at a 69% snap rate and an 82% route rate, with a 12.5% target share. NBC Sports had him at 45 snaps, No. 2 among Bengals receivers. Chase is the main competitor for targets. Preseason pieces named Chase Brown, Mike Gesicki and Andrei Iosivas as the other pass-catchers. Beat-writer or official depth chart pages were not read, so I have no confirmed depth chart position.
He produced with and without Chase. Week 2 brought 5 catches on 10 targets for 95 yards. Week 3 brought 6 catches on 7 targets for 90 yards and a touchdown. In Week 4, with Chase leaving early with a concussion, he caught 11 of 16 targets for 157 yards. NBC Sports calls him a weekly WR2 who moves into WR1 territory when Chase is out. FantasyPros and the Fantasy Footballers both project efficient, high-end No. 2 production in a high-volume Burrow offense.
His Week 5 line was quiet: 2 catches on 4 targets for 22 yards, with one short drop and a deep ball thrown out of reach. NBC Sports tied the drop in volume to Chase's return and a more run-favorable game script. CBS and the Fantasy Footballers both note that Chase caps his target volume. His targets per route were a career low last season, and CBS says he makes up for it with touchdowns, so the scoring is touchdown-dependent.
Where analysts split
No real split among the sources I found. They agree he is a high-end No. 2 behind Chase. The open question is whether Week 5's four targets were a one-game result of script and Chase's return, or his typical target level when Chase is healthy. No source I read settles that.
Research confidence: reported. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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