One of the biggest talking points in the NFL world right now is the status of wide receiver Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals. Like the Jacksonville Jaguars, Higgins and the Bengals were defeated in the playoffs by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Now, it might be a good time for the two sides to come together. It is obvious that Tee Higgins might be a cap casualty of the Bengals and forced to move on.
He has one year left on his deal so the team acquiring him would need to work on a new long-term deal but he is totally worth it.
He is the number two in Cincinnati right now but that is because of the fact that Ja’Marr Chase is one of the three best in the league. If the Jaguars wanted to be the team that acquired Higgins, the trade package might look like one of these three:
The Jacksonville Jaguars may need to give up a haul of picks for Tee Higgins.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be looking to take a big step with their franchise. For the first time ever, they might have a franchise quarterback that can play with the best of them in the entire league. Winning a Super Bowl is officially a realistic goal with Trevor Lawrence now.
It would certainly help him more if they gave him more help. Sending the Bengals a first, second, and sixth for Higgins would absolutely do that for him. That is a lot of draft capital to give up but it could be very much worth it for a guy like Higgins to join the Jaguars.
Tee Higgins coming to the Jacksonville Jaguars could help everyone involved.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are in need of some help in a few different areas if they want to evolve into a Super Bowl favorite. One of them is getting more weaponry for Trevor Lawrence so he can take his greatness even a step further going forward.
Christian Kirk is a great wide receiver but he would be more suited to be a three or four in Cincinnati than a one or two in Jacksonville. If the Bengals want a good WR to come back in a deal for Tee Higgins, you make this trade. Higgins is a major upgrade over a lot of players in the NFL.
Adding in a second-round pick feels obvious and it might even require more than that. The things that Higgins could do would change most teams’ offenses for the better. Again, if Lawrence added a guy like that, we might see him do even more incredible things.
That second-round pick in addition to Kirk should make a good return. The Bengals and Jaguars very well could meet in the postseason over the next few years so that would sure make a good story.
The Jaguars need a big-time wide receiver and the Bengals need to pay Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow. A deal like this could work.
The Jaguars might be able to avoid giving up a first or players for Tee Higgins.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to have a really tough schedule next year. The first-place schedules in the AFC are hard these days because you got the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, and Jacksonville Jaguars. All of these teams want to improve each year.
For the Jaguars, as mentioned a bunch, that means making sure Trevor Lawrence can be in the same breath as Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes. That is a tall task obviously but he has all of the talent needed to do it. Adding a stud receiver would really help.
They are going to be getting some help back next year with Calvin Ridley coming to the team but adding someone like Higgins would punish everyone down a spot. Those two could feed off each other.
There might be a world where the Jaguars don’t need to give up a first-round pick or an active player which would certainly be ideal. We don’t know Higgins’ market for sure but we know that anything can happen and we will find out soon.
All in all, the Jaguars would be foolish not to at least think about this. If it means getting this offense to elite status, they should do it the second the season ends next week.