Fantasy Football: Two Bengals Players Expected to Breakout This Season

Sports Illustrated's Michael Fabiano is bullish on these two guys.

CINCINNATI — The football season is almost here, which means fantasy drafts are happening all across the country. 

Sports Illustrated's fantasy expert Michael Fabiano expects big things out of two second-year players on the Bengals' roster. 

He believes Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins are both going to have breakout seasons. 

"Burrow showed flashes of potential as a rookie, averaging more than 17 fantasy points per game before suffering a knee injury that knocked him out for the remainder of 2020," Fabiano wrote. "He was on pace to throw the football nearly 650 times before going down, however, and the Bengals drafted the top wideout in the 2021 class (and Burrow's former teammate) Ja'Marr Chase. If the offensive line holds up, Burrow should bust out."

Burrow is currently being drafted in the middle of the 10th round in 12-team leagues according to Fantasy Football Calculator.

Higgins is going earlier in drafts (sixth-round), but Fabiano is just as bullish on the former Clemson star. 

"I had Ja'Marr Chase in this space initially, but Higgins now seems like the top Bengals wideout in fantasy land," he wrote. "He has a rapport with Joe Burrow from their time last season, and the team had 104 targets open when A.J. Green left town. Also remember that Burrow was on pace to throw the ball almost 650 times as a rookie. The game script is also in Higgins favor, so I wouldn't be shocked if he had a top 25 fantasy campaign."

Both Burrow and Higgins should have big seasons. The same goes for Chase, who's average draft position has plummeted following a rough outing against Washington last week. He's currently being taken at the beginning of the seventh round in 12-team PPR leagues. 

Check out Fabiano's entire article here.

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