
Receiver, Clemson, 2017–19
Tee Higgins
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Born
- Jan 18, 1999
Tee Higgins played receiver at Clemson (2017–19). The Cincinnati Bengals took Higgins in round 2, No. 33 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highvs. Virginia, 2019182receiving yards, career highvs. Virginia, 20193receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Virginia, 2019Team titles: ACC champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019; National champions, 2018
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Clemson | 22 | 1.21 | – | – | 26.7 | 4% |
| 2018 | Clemson | 94 | 0.77 | 82nd (n=497) | 0.53 | 72.4 | 9% |
| 2019 | Clemson | 86 | 1.06 | 97th (n=499) | 0.54 | 91.5 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 Clemson 15 games, 59 catches, 1,167 yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 52–14 | 4 | 98 | 1 | 62 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 24–10 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 41–6 | 7 | 150 | 0 | 58 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 52–10 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 21–20 | 6 | 129 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 45–14 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 45–10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 59–7 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 59–14 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 55–10 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 52–3 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 30 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 38–3 | 3 | 101 | 2 | 65 | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 62–17 | 9 | 182 | 3 | 54 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 29–23 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. | L 25–42 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 36 |
2018 Clemson 15 games, 59 catches, 936 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–7 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 28–26 | 3 | 123 | 1 | 64 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 38–7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 49–21 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 27–23 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 63–3 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 41–7 | 8 | 119 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 59–10 | 6 | 62 | 2 | 21 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 77–16 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 27–7 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 35–6 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 56–35 | 6 | 142 | 1 | 34 | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 42–10 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 21 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 30–3 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | W 44–16 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 62 | – |
2017 Clemson 7 games, 17 catches, 345 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 47–21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 28–14 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 24–10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 31–14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 61–3 | 6 | 178 | 2 | 78 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 34–10 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 40 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ | |
| Weight | 216 lb | |
| Arm length | 34⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 81″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 0′10″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 87 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
Pro Bowl: 2025
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 67 | 908 | 6 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 74 | 1,091 | 6 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 74 | 1,029 | 7 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 42 | 656 | 5 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 73 | 911 | 10 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 59 | 846 | 11 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 27 | 423 | 1 |
| NFL career | 87 | 416 | 5,864 | 46 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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