Tee Higgins Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

Cincinnati Bengals WR Tee Higgins will take on the team with last season's 27th-ranked passing defense, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (238.2 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Thinking about Higgins for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game versus the Buccaneers? We've got stats and information for you below.

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Tee Higgins Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 65.58
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.56

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Higgins 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 152.6 fantasy points (10.2 per game), Higgins was 11th at his position (and 66th in the league).
• Higgins picked up 26.1 fantasy points -- seven catches, 121 yards and two touchdowns -- in Week 9 against the Chicago Bears, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 14 versus the Buffalo Bills, Higgins posted 21.2 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), with this stat line: six receptions, 92 yards and two touchdowns.
• In Week 3 against the Minnesota Vikings, Higgins finished with a season-low 1.5 fantasy points, via this stat line: one reception, 15 yards, on two targets.
• Higgins picked up 3.1 fantasy points -- five receptions, 31 yards, on six targets -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was Week 12 against the New England Patriots.

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Against Tampa Bay last season, five players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Buccaneers allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Against Tampa Bay last season, 11 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Buccaneers last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Tampa Bay last season, five players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Buccaneers last season, 25 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Tampa Bay allowed four players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Buccaneers allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to just two players last season.
• On the ground, Tampa Bay allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Four players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Buccaneers last year.

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