Who Should I Start? Emeka Egbuka or Jayden Higgins

Monday, September 22, 1:12 PM

When asked if Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie first-round wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is a potential Rookie of the Year candidate in 2025, head coach Todd Bowles said, "Right now, we don't even consider him a rookie." Egbuka was the talk of training camp this summer, and he's carried it over into the first regular-season games of his NFL career, catching 14 of his 21 targets for 181 yards and three touchdowns as the WR2 with Chris Godwin (ankle) still out. The Ohio State product had three touchdowns in his first two games and then set season highs in catches (six), targets (eight), and receiving yards (85) in the Week 3 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. Egbuka will have more competition for targets when Godwin returns (possibly in Week 4), but the rookie will remain a big part of the passing attack all year long. He has quickly become a must-start in all fantasy leagues.

Friday, September 19, 10:23 PM

Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins has not made much of a splash in the NFL yet, and he may find playing time even harder to come by with Christian Kirk (hamstring) available in Week 3. Higgins had a 28-yard catch in Week 2 on his only target in Week 2, after catching two passes for 32 yards in his debut Week 1 against the Rams. Higgins was the team's second-round pick in last year's NFL Draft, and he's shown inconsistent flashes of potential. Higgins played 43% of snaps in each of the first two weeks of the season, behind Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson, and even Justin Watson. With Kirk in the mix as well, Higgins is even further from making an impact, and he's only the WR71 in RotoBaller's Week 3 rankings. He's still holdable in standard leagues if you believe in his long-term upside, but he isn't playable at this point until his role is consistently larger.