Elic Ayomanor vs Tee Higgins: Who Should You Start?
Tee Higgins and Elic Ayomanor are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver averaged 12.1 PPG in 2025, a full 6.1 points per game ahead of Elic Ayomanor's 6.0 with the Tennessee Titans. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
A 6.1-PPG gap gives Tee Higgins the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both are workload receivers with similar target shares. Elic Ayomanor turned 89 targets into 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Tee Higgins converted 98 looks into 846 yards and 11 scores. When target volume is this close, game script and defensive matchup typically decide the weekly winner.
Elic Ayomanor has his bye in Week 5, and Tee Higgins rests in Week 12. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
