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Should you start Tee Higgins in fantasy football this week? Here's our take.

Dec 31, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) gets his hand on a deep pass in the third quarter during a Week 17 NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) gets his hand on a deep pass in the third quarter during a Week 17 NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports

Update: Higgins is officially inactive Sunday. He should be benched in all leagues.

You might want to reconsider locking Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in for your fantasy football team this week.

After Higgins hurt his quad in a Friday practice, ESPN's Dan Graziano reported that there was "pessimism" Higgins would play in Week 8 because of the injury.

"The Bengals are planning to go right up until game time before deciding, but there’s pessimism about his chances to play," Graziano shared on social media on Saturday evening.

That makes Higgins a risky start as the team takes it right up to kickoff to figure out whether he'll play or not. Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas will likely see an uptick in production if Higgins can't go.

Be sure to watch the news coming out on Higgins' status on Sunday morning ahead of the Bengals' home game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

If he can't go, you'll want to swap him out of your fantasy football lineup as soon as possible. Perhaps Iosivas is available as a free agent in your league?

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