Add another accolade to Tee Higgins’ growing NFL resume. The former Clemson star and his Bengals running mate Ja’Marr Chase have been crowned the NFL’s top wide receiver duo by CBS Sports.
The honor comes as Higgins gears up for his seventh NFL season, fresh off his first Pro Bowl nod and hungry to help Cincinnati make another postseason run with a healthy roster.
CBS Sports analyst Jared Dubin pointed to the way Chase and Higgins’ skill sets mesh perfectly, giving them the edge over other high-profile duos like Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
"Chase has led the NFL in targets in consecutive seasons, catching at least 125 balls in back-to-back years -- which only Michael Thomas and Antonio Brown have also done -- and totaling 3,120 yards and 25 touchdowns in those two campaigns while earning first-team All-Pro honors in both years. If he's not the single-best receiver in the NFL, he's pretty damn close. And you can make one hell of an argument that he is the best, given the breadth of his skill set. He does everything at an elite level. Higgins is among the best pure X receivers in the league, a contested-catch maven who takes advantage of the one-on-one opportunities that Chase's presence creates for him on the outside. Higgins' injury issues are a concern, but he has been extremely productive whenever he's been on the field. (His 17-game career averages are 78 catches for 1,088 yards and nine touchdowns, for example.)," Dubin said.
Higgins put together a strong 2025 campaign, hauling in 59 catches for 846 yards and a career-best 11 touchdowns in 15 games (14 starts). His 11 scores led the AFC and tied for second in the entire league. He also set a personal best by finding the end zone in four straight games from Week 7 to Week 11.
Higgins’ recognition doesn’t stop there. He was also named to Pro Football Focus’s all-time Bengals franchise team, and he’s posted four seasons with a player grade north of 80, including a career-high 88.2 in 2024. Last season, he ranked among the league’s best with an 80.1 overall grade and an 80.2 positional grade, both top-16 marks among receivers who played at least 15 games.
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