Bengals Draft Target? Top Wide Receiver Prospect Drawing Comparisons to Tee Higgins

A top wide receiver in the 2024 NFL Draft is being compared to Tee Higgins.

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CINCINNATI — The Bengals placed the franchise tag on Tee Higgins, but that doesn't mean they don't have a need at wide receiver.

They aren't expected to re-sign Tyler Boyd, they haven't signed Ja'Marr Chase to a long-term extension and a multi-year deal with Higgins doesn't appear likely.

Those are just a few of the reasons why the Bengals could target a wide receiver early in the 2024 NFL Draft. Former LSU receiver Brian Thomas Jr. reminds NFL analyst Greg Cosell of Higgins.

"As I watched all his targets, I thought there might be some similarities to Tee Higgins," Cosell wrote via the 33rd Team. "Watching Thomas' 2023 tape, I sensed that he is an ascending talent with much to be cultivated and developed as you project and transition him to the next level."

Thomas had 1,177 yards and 17 touchdowns last year at LSU. He's 6-3, 209 pounds and ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash. The Tigers asked him to win in contested catch situations regularly and he was able to go over the top of opposing defenders to make big catches.

Thomas is a draft riser and might not be on the board when the Bengals are on the clock in the first round.

It is reasonable to call him a darkhorse candidate for the No. 18 pick. He's big, fast, can win over the top and has a chance to be better than Higgins at the next level due to his speed, size and length.

It's worth noting that Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters was at LSU's Pro Day on Wednesday.

“As I watched all his targets, I thought there might be some similarities to 𝗧𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀.”@gregcosell’s full scouting report on Brian Thomas Jr.:

𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗦

- A long, smooth outside receiver with a gliding feel to his movement. He is a strider with deceptive… https://t.co/FrQzoS5Nqo pic.twitter.com/wzcmJNcysV

— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) March 27, 2024

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