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Tee Higgins

Bengal about best of No. 2s

Story that Bengals wideout Tee Higgins is coming off a labrum surgery. Good news is that he's expected to be healthy before training camp. Something to keep an eye on, though, making sure he's ready for his role as one of the league's very best No. 2s.

Sometimes in drafts people are targeting No. 1s early, even ones on in might be lesser offenses. Guys like Christian Kirk, as a for instance. Higgins is the clear secondary target to JaMarr Chase, but he's going to outperform a whole lot of No. 1s.

Last year, Higgins caught 74 passes for 1,091 yards and 6 touchdowns. That was more yards than any No. 2-performing wideout than Keenan Allen, and more receptions than anyone but Allen, DK Metcalf, and Cole Beasley. But it was also more than yards than nearly two-thirds (19) of the league's No. 1 wideouts.

Table shows all of the league's No. 1 and No. 2-performing wide receivers, sorted by the No. 2's yardage.

NO. 1 AND NO. 2 WIDEOUTS, 2021
TeamNo. 1NoYdsTDNo. 2NoYdsTD
LACMike Williams7611469Keenan Allen10611386
Cin.JaMarr Chase81145513Tee Higgins7410916
T.B.Chris Godwin9811035Mike Evans74103514
Sea.Tyler Lockett7311758DK Metcalf7596712
Dall.CeeDee Lamb7911026Amari Cooper688658
Pitt.Diontae Johnson10711618Chase Claypool598602
Ari.Christian Kirk779825A.J. Green548483
S.F.Deebo Samuel7714056Brandon Aiyuk568265
LARCooper Kupp145194716Van Jefferson508026
N.E.Jakobi Meyers838662Kendrick Bourne558005
Den.Courtland Sutton587762Tim Patrick537345
Min.Justin Jefferson108161610Adam Thielen6772610
K.C.Tyreek Hill11112399Mecole Hardman596932
Buff.Stefon Diggs103122510Cole Beasley826931
Phi.DeVonta Smith649165Quez Watkins436471
Jac.Marvin Jones738324Laviska Shenault636190
Det.Amon-Ra St. Brown909125Kalif Raymond485764
L.V.Hunter Renfrow10310389Bryan Edwards345713
N.O.Marquez Callaway466986Deonte Harris365703
Cle.D. Peoples-Jones345973Jarvis Landry525702
Car.DJ Moore9311574Robby Anderson535195
Mia.Jaylen Waddle10410156DeVante Parker405152
Balt.Marquise Brown9110086Rashod Bateman465151
G.B.Davante Adams123155311Allen Lazard405138
NYJElijah Moore435385Corey Davis344924
Ten.A.J. Brown638695N. Westbrook-Ikhine384764
Hou.Brandin Cooks9010376Nico Collins334461
NYGKenny Golladay375210Kadarius Toney394200
Chi.Darnell Mooney8110554Allen Robinson384101
Atl.Russell Gage667704Olamide Zaccheaus314063
Ind.Michael Pittman8810826Zach Pascal383843
Was.Terry McLaurin7710535Adam Humphries413830

--Andy Richardson

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