Tee Higgins
WR - Cincinnati Bengals
2024 Outlook
Tee Higgins anticipates playing for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2024. The WR requested a trade earlier in the off-season after the team informed him that he would be franchise tagged.
Fantasy Impact
With Higgins back in the lineup, Joe Burrow has the benefit of working with arguably the league's best WR duo for yet another year. Higgins will likely return to being an inconsistent, high-upside fantasy asset as the second option behind Ja'Marr Chase. This Bengals offense should be an explosive unit next season.
Tee Higgins has requested a trade from the Cincinnati Bengals after extensions talks have ceased since last year and receiving the franchise tag earlier this offseason.
Fantasy Impact
According to Schefter, Higgins wants to remain in Cincy but after no talks of an extension have materialized, he wants to find a new home instead of playing on the franchise tag. This is huge news to the wide receiver market and no doubt teams around the league will be calling Cincinnati about their young star.
Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said the team doesn't plan on trading Tee Higgins.
Fantasy Impact
"Really simple. He's a good player. We want to keep him. We have resources to do that," Tobin said. He added that they're a better team with Higgins. The Bengals will run it back with the trio of Higgins, Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Burrow.
The Bengals have informed Tee Higgins they will be placing the franchise tag on him.
Fantasy Impact
The franchise tag number is expected to be around $21.8M, fully guaranteed for Higgins. It is also possible the two sides comes to an agreement on a long-term extension at some point but for now, Higgins and the Bengals will run it back for at least one more season.
The Bengals are reportedly expected to place the franchise tag on Tee Higgins.
Fantasy Impact
The Bengals have a lot of decisions to make soon regarding the future of Higgins, Ja'Marr Chase an Joe Burrow with the team. Higgins missed four games this past season, hauling in 42 passes for 656 yards and five touchdowns. It will be an offseason to monitor for the whole Bengals offense.
