A 2020 Bengals second-round draft pick, Higgins has emerged as one of the NFL's most productive WRs ... Has recorded at least 900 receiving yards in four of five seasons, including consecutive 1000-yard campaigns in 2021 and '22 ... Missed five games in 2024 due to injuries, but still ranked second on team in catches (73), receiving yards (911) and receiving TDs (10) ... His 10 TD catches were a career high and tied for sixth-most in NFL ... His 4595 career receiving yards rank 18th in NFL since he entered league ... Six of his 14 career 100-yard receiving games have come in the month of December ... Also has two 100-yard games in the postseason, including 103 in the AFC Championship following the 2021 campaign, and 100 two weeks later in Super Bowl LVI.
Selected by Cincinnati in second round of 2020 NFL Draft (33rd overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 7-28-20 ... Named by Bengals as designated franchise player on 2-26-24 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-13-24 (remained under tender) ... Re-signed with Bengals as designated franchise player on 6-17-24 ... Again named by Bengals as designated franchise player on 3-3-25 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-11-25 (remained under tender) ... Re-signed with Bengals as designated franchise player on 3-18-25.
2020—Played in all 16 games (14 starts) as a rookie ... Led team in receiving yards (908) and receiving TDs (six), and was second in catches (67) ... At the time, his receptions total tied Cris Collinsworth for Bengals rookie record, while receiving yardage total was fourth and receiving TDs total tied for fifth ... Ranked third among NFL rookies in 2020 in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs ... Made NFL debut Sept. 13 vs. L.A. Chargers (no stats) ... Recorded first career catch (18-yarder) in first career start Sept. 17 at Cleveland ... Caught first two career receiving TDs Sept. 27 at Philadelphia ... Had first 100-yard receiving game Oct. 18 at Indianapolis, recording six catches for season-high 125 yards, including 67-yarder that set up TD on next play ... Notched season-high seven grabs for 115 yards with two TDs Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh ... Left season finale vs. Baltimore early in first quarter with injury.
2021—Started 14 regular-season games and played all four postseason games (three starts) ... Missed Games 3-4 due to shoulder injury, and Game 17 when Cincinnati rested starters for playoffs ... Caught 74 passes for 1091 yards and six TDs during regular season ... Each of four 100-yard receiving games came over final six regular-season contests ... Streak of three straight 100-yard receiving games tied for third-longest such streak in team history — 114 yards and TD on Nov. 28 vs. Pittsburgh, 138 yards and TD on Dec. 5 vs. the L.A. Chargers, and 114 yards on Dec. 12 vs. San Francisco ... Posted career-highs in catches (12) and receiving yards (194), with two TDs, Dec. 26 vs. Baltimore ... Caught six passes for game-high 103 yards in AFC Championship win at Kansas City ... Caught four passes for game-high 100 yards in Super Bowl LVI, including two TDs; 75-yard TD on first offensive play of second half was longest play from scrimmage in Bengals postseason history.
2022—Played all 16 regular-season games (14 starts) and started all three postseason contests ... Caught 74 passes for 1029 yards and seven TDs in regular season ... One of six players in team history with multiple 1000-yard receiving campaigns within first three seasons ... Had team-high six catches for 71 yards and TD on Sept. 18 at Dallas ... Logged 124 yards on seven catches Sept. 29 vs. Miami, including 59-yard TD ... Delivered back-to-back 100-yard receiving games with WR Ja'Marr Chase out of lineup in Games 10-11, beginning with nine-catch, 148-yard stat line Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh ... Caught seven passes for 114 yards Nov. 27 at Tennessee, with 27-yard TD which proved to be game-winner ... Surpassed 1000-yard mark with eight catches for 128 yards with TD on Dec. 24 at New England ... Caught 13 passes for 148 yards and TD in postseason ... Caught game-tying 27-yard TD pass in third quarter of AFC Championship at Kansas City, and finished with team-high 83 yards on six receptions.
2023—Played 12 games with 11 starts ... Inactive for five games due to injuries ... Caught 42 passes for 656 yards (15.6 average) and five TDs ... Had team-high eight catches for 89 yards with two TDs Sept. 17 vs. Baltimore; both TDs and 62 receiving yards came in second half ... Had first 100-yard game of season with 110 on eight catches Nov. 5 vs. Buffalo ... Missed Games 9-11 with hamstring injury, then returned for Game 12 at Jacksonville Dec. 4 ... Had three grabs for 36 yards against Jaguars, including 10-yarder on third down in overtime to set up game-winning FG ... Had two TD catches in fourth quarter on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota; second TD was highlight-reel 21-yarder with 39 seconds left ... Caught five passes for season-high 140 yards Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh, including career-long 80-yard TD ... Missed season finale vs. Cleveland with hamstring injury.
2024—Played 12 games with nine starts ... Inactive for five games (Games 1-2, 8-10) ... Caught 73 passes for 911 yards and career-high 10 TDs ... Tied for sixth in NFL in TD catches ... Made season debut Sept. 23 vs. Washington and had three catches for 39 yards ... Had first two TDs of season Oct. 6 vs. Baltimore, and finished with 83 yards on nine grabs ... Caught four passes for team-high 82 yards with a 25-yard TD Oct. 20 at Cleveland; during Browns game, became fifth-fastest player in Bengals history to reach 4000 career receiving yards (63 games) ... Returned from three-game hiatus Nov. 17 at L.A. Chargers and posted team-high nine receptions for 148 yards and a TD; scoring catch was 42-yarder on fourth down in third quarter that cut deficit to one possession ... On Dec. 1 vs. Pittsburgh, caught five passes for 69 yards and a TD, and tied for fourth-fastest player in team history to reach 300 career receptions (65 games) ... Brought in five catches for 88 yards and a TD on Dec. 15 at Tennessee; TD was 30th of his career, a 38-yarder ... Opened scoring Dec. 22 vs. Cleveland with two-yard TD catch, and finished with eight receptions for 58 yards ... Had season-high 11 catches for 131 yards and three TDs on Dec. 28 vs. Denver, including three-yard game-winning TD with 1:07 left in overtime; posted first career three-TD game in win over Broncos ... Caught four passes for 53 yards Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh, before exiting game with ankle injury in third quarter.
Spent three seasons (2017-19) at Clemson University ... In 43 career games, caught 135 passes for 2448 yards and 27 TDs ... Receiving TDs total tied for most in school history with DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins ... First player in school history with double-digit receiving TDs in consecutive seasons ... Helped Clemson to College Football Playoff appearance in each of his three seasons, including 15-0 record and national title in 2018.
Hometown is Oak Ridge, Tenn. (outside Knoxville) ... Attended Oak Ridge High School; won Tennessee's Mr. Football award for the 5A level as both a junior and senior ... Caught 68 passes for 1044 yards and 18 TDs as senior, and added three TDs on punt returns and another INT return ... Played 2017 Under Armour All-American Game ... Also averaged 15 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in basketball as junior and was finalist for Tennessee's Mr. Basketball award ... Sports communication major at Clemson.
