Start Tee Higgins or Emeka Egbuka? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Tee Higgins over Emeka Egbuka in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Tee Higgins at 11.9 points and Emeka Egbuka at 11.9, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Emeka Egbuka's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Tee Higgins at ADP 37 and Emeka Egbuka at 36.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Tee Higgins 0.1 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 48.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns against CLE.

Tee Higgins and CIN visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 41.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 59 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 1 against CIN: 49 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Through Week 1, Tee Higgins played 72 percent of CIN snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 52 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 59 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 39 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 39 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards, 5.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tee Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 9 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

Tee Higgins, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 44 of 77 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 59 yards, 9.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Davante Adams over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Ladd McConkey.
• Start Davante Adams over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over DeVonta Smith.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Tee Higgins.