Mike Evans vs Tee Higgins: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Mike Evans (San Francisco 49ers) finished the 2025 season averaging 8.7 fantasy points per game in 8 games. Tee Higgins (Cincinnati Bengals) came in at 12.1 PPG over 15 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Tee Higgins carries a 3.4-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Target volume is the story here. Tee Higgins saw 98 targets in 2025, while Mike Evans drew 61. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Tee Higgins, even in weeks where Mike Evans posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Mike Evans has his bye in Week 9, 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.
