Tee Higgins has spent plenty of time in the NFL being labeled the league’s best No. 2 receiver, and for a lot of people, that’s really just a polite way of saying he’d be a No. 1 anywhere else.
Stefon Diggs, though, isn’t interested in handing Higgins that crown.
In a recent video on his YouTube channel, the free-agent receiver made his own case and didn’t leave much room for debate.
“My opinion, I can compete with anybody,” Diggs said. “But take those as your ones (WR1), right?
You can't name a number two better than me. There's not a number two on a team.”
Diggs is coming off a season in New England that ended with 1,013 yards and four touchdowns across 17 games before his release. That production came at age 32 and after a torn ACL, which makes the numbers stand out even more.
Higgins, however, has built his own case in a different tier of the conversation. He finished last season with 846 yards in 15 games, but he found the end zone 11 times. Over the last two seasons, he has 21 touchdowns, and he’s now playing on the four-year, $115 million deal he signed, which makes the comparison with other “No. 2” receivers feel a little lopsided.
It’s all offseason chatter, and Diggs’ confidence fits the tone of the discussion. Still, Bengals fans would have every reason to argue that if the league is ranking the top No. 2 wideouts, Higgins belongs at the front of the line.
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