Tee Higgins Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Texans

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins will take on the team with last year's sixth-ranked passing defense, the Houston Texans (183.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Higgins' next game versus the Texans, should you think about him for your daily fantasy roster? See below for more stats and info.

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Tee Higgins Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 9.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 55.65
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.36

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Higgins 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Higgins was 11th at his position (and 66th overall) in fantasy points, with 152.6 (10.2 per game).
• In his one game this season, Higgins picked up 5.9 fantasy points. He had 59 receiving yards on three catches (six targets) and zero touchdowns.
• Higgins picked up 26.1 fantasy points -- seven receptions, 121 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 9 versus the Chicago Bears.
• In Week 14 against the Buffalo Bills, Higgins picked up 21.2 fantasy points, with this stat line: six receptions, 92 yards and two touchdowns. That was his second-best showing of the year.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Higgins finished with 1.5 fantasy points -- one reception, 15 yards, on two targets. That was in Week 3 versus the Minnesota Vikings.
• Higgins accumulated 3.1 fantasy points -- five receptions, 31 yards, on six targets -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 12 against the New England Patriots).

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Texans Defensive Performance

• In last season's action, Houston did not allow a quarterback to total more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Texans last year.
• In the passing game, Houston allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Texans last year, just one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Versus Houston last season, five players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Texans allowed 18 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Against Houston last year, two players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run defense, the Texans allowed just two players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Houston last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• Just one player ran for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Texans last year.

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