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PositiveMatchupOct 28, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Higgins is a smash start in Week 8 against the Titans after finishing Week 7 as the WR3 with six receptions on seven targets for 148 receiving yards, a touchdown, and 26.8 PPR fantasy points. He has been the WR7 on a points-per-game basis since Week 2, averaging 6.3 receptions on 8.5 targets for 104.3 receiving yards and 19.7 fantasy points per contest despite one poor performance due to injury. He has scored 21 or more fantasy points in his past three healthy outings. The Titans have surrendered 35.8 fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers this year (eighth-most in the NFL) and have been horrific at stopping passing attacks since Week 1, giving up 197.6 receiving yards and 41.1 fantasy points per game to wide receivers over the past six weeks.
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PositiveMatchupOct 28, 2026Fantasy Life Articles
Higgins is upgraded for Week 8 vs. the Titans due to the Bengals' elite scoring setup. The Bengals are No. 2 in implied team total (28.5) and slate-best -10.5 home favorites. Higgins has been productive (14.3 fantasy points per game, 33-571-2 receiving, 50 targets, 81 Utilization Score) and is arguably the Bengals' No. 1 WR over Ja'Marr Chase (13.5 fantasy points per game, 32-351-5 receiving, 45 targets, 71 Utilization Score). QB Joe Burrow has dominated against non-divisional opponents (40-17-2 ATS, 33.3% ROI), and the Titans rank No. 31 in defensive pass DVOA (32.9%).
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PositiveProjectionOct 27, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Higgins led the Bengals with 6 receptions for 148 yards and a TD on 7 targets in Week 7, his first game with at least 145 receiving yards and a TD catch since Week 11, 2024; most of his production came on post routes (3 catches for 76 yards and a TD), and he caught 3 of 4 targets for 97 yards against Nate Wiggins and Marlon Humphrey, with his lone score a 13-yard TD against Kyle Hamilton; Higgins and CeeDee Lamb are the only players to have multiple games with at least 145 receiving yards in 2026, and Week 7 was his fourth game this season with at least 90 receiving yards—already more such games than he had in all of 2025 (3).
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PositiveNewsOct 27, 2026Hayden Winks
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I have 5 film notes: KC Concepcion, Tee Higgins, Quenton Nelson, Jonah Coleman, and the Chiefs. <https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fantasy-football-film-room-we-are-witnessing-the-best-version-of-tee-higgins-192022215.html>

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PositiveProjectionOct 27, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Higgins is on pace for 1,618 receiving yards and is the WR5 this month on WR16 usage. His tape is the best it's ever been, operating as a real deal No. 1 target on intermediate breaking routes on top of his signature catch-point moments near the sideline. He was outstanding against the Ravens' loaded secondary last week, finishing as WR2 overall with 148 yards. He had a 3rd-and-3 slant win that twisted up a press corner, stacked Nate Wiggins on a go ball up the sideline, stole a dig route by coming back to the ball against a zone LB, and scored from the No. 3 spot in a trips set on a skinny post against Kyle Hamilton—a position he'd been placed in just 14 times in his NFL career and the first time this entire season. Cincinnati leads the entire NFL with a 65% neutral pass rate and in success rate on throws of 10+ air yards, supporting his elite production.
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PositiveValueOct 26, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Quietly outproduced Ja'Marr Chase so far this season, currently ranked WR11 to Chase's WR17; a big-bodied deep threat who makes incredible toe-tapping catches and out-boxes defenders with ease, Higgins has been one of the best values so far this season; as long as he is on the field with Burrow at the helm, he will produce low-end WR1 numbers; Cincinnati is one of the most pass-happy teams in the NFL and as long as they keep winning, expect them to not change the formula.
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PositiveNewsOct 26, 2026Kyle
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This is a great example of falling prey to analysis paralysis and getting way too cute with advanced metrics I thought it was an interesting trend to note for Tee Higgins, but it was the furthest thing from actionable Higgins produces at a high level because of every other high-end trait he has as one of the league's best WRs - His average separation score does not matter at all Here is how he ranks through 7 Weeks (per @​FantasyPtsData) 2.96 YPRR (WR5) 95.2 Rec YPG (WR5) 0.140 1D/RR (WR7) 3....

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PositiveNewsOct 26, 2026Kyle
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New Chart Monday! I have YPRR against Man Coverage vs. YPRR against Zone Coverage If you really want to know, Omar Cooper would be two full chart lengths to the right of Tee Higgins - 2.98 YPRR vs. Zone and 10.69 YPRR vs. Man Metrics per @​FantasyPtsData

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PositiveDepth ChartOct 26, 2026Kyle
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The Week 7 Trading Guide Article had a bunch of early hits! You don't "win" a trade in just one week, but there were a lot of good calls in this edition: **[Buys]** Puka Nacua ✅ Amon-Ra St. Brown ✅ Zay Flowers ✅ Drake London ✅ Chuba Hubbard ❌ Matthew Golden ❌ AJ Brown ❌ George Kittle ✅ Tee Higgins ✅ Josh Jacobs ✅ Jalen Coker ❌ Jaylen Warren ✅ Bucky Irving ✅ Luther Burden ✅ **[Sells]** Malik Nabers ❌ Justin Jefferson ✅ Ashton Jeanty ❌ Garrett Wilson ✅ Tetairoa McMillan ✅ Sam LaPorta ✅

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PositiveValueOct 26, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Higgins is consistently underrated and it's happening again in 2026. Since 2024 with Joe Burrow, Higgins has averaged 17.3 PPR PPG, which would rank as WR6. This season, he's just inside the top-10 for both half-PPR and PPR leagues, which is more impressive with only two touchdowns so far. In the last two seasons, Higgins' red-zone ability has propelled him to a 10.1% touchdown-per-target rate, but he's currently at only 4.0% in 2026, suggesting significant upside as his TD rate normalizes.
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