Tee Higgins didn't miss a beat in 2025 despite Joe Burrow's injury.
The Cincinnati Bengals are not in the Super Bowl for the fifth straight season, but they will be represented at the Pro Bowl. Star wideout Tee Higgins will join Ja'Marr Chase on the AFC roster, per the team's social media.
This is the 27-year-old's first career Pro Bowl nod. He notched 59 catches with 846 yards and 11 touchdowns over 15 games this past season, and his touchdown total was tied for second in the NFL.
Higgins had his healthiest season since 2022, playing 12 games in both 2023 and 2024. The former Clemson Tiger has also notched 10-plus touchdowns in each of the last two campaigns, and his 11 were a career-high in 2025. He also posted that total despite franchise quarterback Joe Burrow missing nine games with turf toe.
Tee Higgins Pro Bowl Nod Reminder of Bengals' Potential
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5). © Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORKThe fact that Chase and Higgins had Pro Bowl campaigns this season despite Burrow missing over half the season is a testament to their talent. Chase finished third in the NFL with 125 catches, fourth with 1,412 receiving yards, and tied for 11th with eight touchdowns.
Luckily for Cincinnati, Burrow and Chase are under contract through 2029 and Higgins through 2028. That gives the franchise a reliable foundation offensively.
Chase won the receiving Triple Crown when Burrow was healthy the entire season in 2024, and Higgins logged 73 catches with 911 yards and 10 touchdowns over 12 games. If the Bengals improve a defense that ranked 30th in the NFL with 28.9 points allowed per game in 2025, the aforementioned trio has the talent to end their playoff drought in 2026.
Cincinnati hasn't made the postseason since 2022, when it lost the AFC Championship Game 23-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs. The year before that, it lost 23-20 to the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
Higgins was a key part of both of those squads, as he logged 74 catches with 1,091 receiving yards and six touchdowns across just 14 games in 2021 before notching 74 receptions, 1,029 yards and seven scores over 16 games in the following campaign. The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder also had 309 yards and two touchdowns in the 2021 postseason as well as 148 yards and one score in the 2022 postseason.
The 2026 Pro Bowl will take place on Feb. 3 at Moscone Center in San Francisco and will be a non-contact flag football game for the fourth time.