Tee Higgins vs Terry McLaurin: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Tee Higgins (Cincinnati Bengals) finished the 2025 season averaging 12.1 fantasy points per game in 15 games. Terry McLaurin (Washington Commanders) came in at 9.5 PPG over 10 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Tee Higgins carries a 2.6-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 Terry McLaurin drew 60. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Tee Higgins, even in weeks where Terry McLaurin posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Tee Higgins has his bye in Week 12, and Terry McLaurin rests in Week 14. 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.
