WR#5
Tee Higgins
gsis_id 00-0036410
CIN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.29 yd
- Cushion
- 5.69 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.99
- Avg YAC
- 4.56
- Share of intended air yards
- 44.3%
- Catch rate
- 71.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 108.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 726 | 4 | 51.9 | 0.229 | 0.64 | 0 | 139.6 |
| 2025 | 15 | 98 | 59 | 846 | 11 | 36.0 | 0.183 | 0.50 | 0 | 211.6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 109 | 73 | 911 | 10 | 56.4 | 0.261 | 0.63 | 0 | 222.1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 76 | 42 | 656 | 5 | 26.5 | 0.176 | 0.51 | 0 | 137.6 |
| 2022 | 17 | 130 | 87 | 1177 | 8 | 58.3 | 0.212 | 0.54 | 0 | 256.7 |
| 2021 | 18 | 140 | 92 | 1400 | 8 | 75.6 | 0.231 | 0.59 | 0 | 280.0 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 219 lb
- College
- Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference)
- Draft
- 2020 · Rd 2 · Pk 33 · CIN
- Rookie season
- 2020
- Experience
- 7 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 5 · Questionable · Groin · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · CIN
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
87 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 2.66
- Cushion
- 5.42
- YAC over expected
- 1.03
- Share of air yards
- 51.5
- Catch rate
- 71.9
Davante AdamsWR · LA · distance 0.79
- Separation
- 2.24
- Cushion
- 5.81
- YAC over expected
- 1.30
- Share of air yards
- 32.1
- Catch rate
- 61.2
Justin JeffersonWR · MIN · distance 0.81
- Separation
- 2.72
- Cushion
- 5.49
- YAC over expected
- 0.84
- Share of air yards
- 28.9
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Christian WatsonWR · GB · distance 0.99
- Separation
- 2.38
- Cushion
- 6.84
- YAC over expected
- 1.52
- Share of air yards
- 31.9
- Catch rate
- 63.6
George PickensWR · DAL · distance 1.00
- Separation
- 2.40
- Cushion
- 5.63
- YAC over expected
- 0.26
- Share of air yards
- 30.9
- Catch rate
- 62.9
Tee Higgins baseline
- Separation
- 2.37
- Cushion
- 5.57
- YAC over expected
- 1.63
- Share of air yards
- 40.6
- Catch rate
- 70.5