Tee Higgins Day-to-Day With Adductor Injury After 157-Yard Day
Higgins exited Sunday's game late after an 11-catch, 157-yard afternoon. With Ja'Marr Chase in concussion protocol, Cincinnati's WR room is suddenly fragile.
Day-to-day tag plus a Week 6 bye buys him time to heal.
- 11 catches, 157 yards before exiting Sunday
- Adductor injury, labeled day-to-day by Zac Taylor
- Chase in concussion protocol, must clear to return
- Bengals 2-2, at Miami next, then Week 6 bye
- Higgins is WR16 in our rankings, #56 overall
Tee Higgins is day-to-day with an adductor injury, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Monday, after the receiver went down late in Sunday's game. Before he limped off, Higgins was torching the defense to the tune of 11 catches for 157 yards — the kind of line that wins fantasy weeks outright.
The volume wasn't an accident. Ja'Marr Chase exited in the second quarter and has since been diagnosed with a concussion, funneling targets Higgins' way for most of the afternoon. Chase will need to clear the league's concussion protocol before he can suit up again, which means Cincinnati's entire passing game is in flux heading into a road trip.
The Schedule Wrinkle
The 2-2 Bengals travel to Miami next weekend before hitting their bye in Week 6. That timing matters: if Higgins can't go against the Dolphins, the bye gives him a built-in extra week to recover before he's needed again. A soft-tissue issue like an adductor strain is exactly the kind of thing a team babies when there's a break on the horizon.
What It Means For Your Roster
Higgins sits at WR16 in our rankings (#56 overall) and has banked 71 PPR points through four games this season (2026), on 25 catches for 401 yards and a touchdown. That's WR2 production you don't bench lightly — and Sunday proved his ceiling climbs even higher when Chase is off the field.
For now, hold Higgins and monitor his practice participation this week. A day-to-day label this early in the week is encouraging, and the Week 6 bye reduces the downside of waiting. If he's limited by Thursday, line up a flex contingency for the Miami game — but don't cut bait on a top-16 receiver over one tweaked adductor.
Chase managers are in a tougher spot. Concussion protocol has no fixed timeline, so stash him and have a plan if he's ruled out. Anyone holding a Bengals backup pass-catcher just got a speculative upside play if both stars are sidelined in Miami.
