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Tamaurice William " Tee" Higgins (born January 18, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, where he won the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship as a sophomore, and was selected by the Bengals with the first pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Higgins also played basketball in high school and was offered scholarships to play college basketball by numerous schools.
Higgins entered his sophomore season in 2018 as a starter. In the College Football Playoff National Championship, he had three receptions for 81 yards in the 44–16 victory over Alabama. He finished with 59 receptions for 936 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.
In his junior season, Higgins had 1,167 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns as his team finished with a 14–1 record, making it all the way to the National Championship, which Clemson lost to LSU by a score of 42–25. Higgins had a 36-yard rushing touchdown and caught 3 passes for 52 yards in the game. Higgins decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2020 NFL draft.
Higgins made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Los Angeles Chargers. In Week 2, he recorded his first three professional receptions for 35 yards against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football. In Week 3, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Higgins had five receptions for 40 yards and his first two professional receiving touchdowns in the 23–23 tie. In Week 6 against the Indianapolis Colts, he had six receptions for 125 receiving yards in the 31–27 loss. In Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he had seven receptions for 115 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown during the 36–10 loss.
Higgins finished his rookie season with 67 receptions for 908 yards and six receiving touchdowns. His 67 catches tied a Bengals rookie record set by Cris Collinsworth in 1981. The record was broken the following year by rookie wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, with 81 receptions. His 908 receiving yards ranked him third among all rookie receivers in 2020.
In Super Bowl LVI, Higgins scored the Bengals' first touchdown of the game, a 6-yard pass from Joe Mixon. On the first play from scrimmage of the second half, Higgins scored a 75-yard touchdown pass, his second touchdown of the game. Higgins finished the game catching four passes for 100 yards, the most receiving yards by a player on either team in the 23–20 loss.
In a Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills, after making a catch near midfield, Higgins was tackled by Damar Hamlin. After the play, Hamlin stood up but immediately collapsed; it was later determined that the impact of the play caused commotio cordis. First responders initiated CPR and administered defibrillation on the field. The game was ultimately postponed and cancelled. Higgins, distraught and guilt-ridden by his involvement in the play that caused Hamlin to collapse, kept in touch with Hamlin and his family as he recovered and exchanged prayers with them. Following the incident, donations to a charity Higgins supported increased rapidly in support of Hamlin. Hamlin ultimately made a full recovery and returned to the Bills for the 2023 season.
Higgins finished the 2022 season with 74 receptions for 1,029 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns. He had six receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown in the 23–20 loss to the Chiefs in the .
During the Bengals' Week 17 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, Higgins re-aggravated his previous hamstring injury, leading to him being ruled inactive for the final game of the season against the Cleveland Browns. He finished the season with career lows in all major statistical categories, with 656 yards on 42 receptions and five touchdowns.
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