Tee Higgins Week 7 Outlook - Bengals at Browns

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 17th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Since his return to the lineup, Higgins has been the WR15 in fantasy, drawing a massive 25.7% target share, 38.1% air-yard share, and a 36.6% first-read share with 1.98 YPRR. Higgins leads the team in red zone targets (six). This week, he faces a Cleveland secondary that leads the NFL in single-high rate (73.2%). Against single-high, Higgins is second on the team with a 24.6% target share, a 32.6% air-yard share, and 2.13 YPRR. He leads the team against single-high with a 38.2% first-read share. Cleveland ranks 17th in PPR points per target allowed to perimeter wide receivers. Higgins will run about 79% of his routes against Martin Emerson Jr. (63% catch rate and 127.3 passer rating) and Denzel Ward (45.5% catch rate and 71.5 passer rating).