Fantasy Injury Update: Tee Higgins and Marquise Brown Impacting Rankings

It’s always a challenge to navigate through injuries in fantasy football, and the WR position is not immune from players getting hurt. The time to set Week 6 lineups is upon us. What is the latest injury information on Cincinnati Bengals WR Tee Higgins and Arizona Cardinals WR Marquise Brown?

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Latest News and Injury Updates Impacting Fantasy

Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

Analysis last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Update: According to Jeremy Fowler, Higgins is expected to play.

Second Update: Higgins is active.

Two weeks ago, Tee Higgins suffered a broken rib on a big hit against the Titans. He refused to rule himself out ahead of Week 5 but ultimately did not play.

With the Bengals on bye next week, there is definitely some credence to the notion that the team will hold him out one more week to get two more weeks to recover. However, with the Bengals at 2-3, they really can’t afford to be overly cautious. If Higgins is ready to play, he will play. So, is he?

Higgins was able to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday and Thursday. Then, on Friday, fantasy managers got exactly what they needed to see: a full practice.

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The Bengals still listed Higgins as questionable on the final injury report, but the full practice says it all. Higgins is very likely to make his return after just a one-week absence.

Tee Higgins looking “positive” to play Sunday:https://t.co/0FUUpLCX56

— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) October 13, 2023

Fortunately for fantasy managers, the Bengals play at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Therefore, we will know Higgins’ status in plenty of time to make lineup decisions.

I fully expect Higgins to play and would advise fantasy managers with him to start him. Higgins has struggled this season with Joe Burrow and the Bengals as a whole not playing well. But they looked to be back on track last week, and Higgins has the talent to be a high WR2.

Marquise Brown, WR, Arizona Cardinals

Analysis last updated at 1:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Update: According to Adam Schefter, Brown is expected to play.

Marquise Brown didn’t practice on Wednesday due to an illness but was able to return to only limited sessions on Thursday and Friday. The team listed him as questionable.

We don’t have any specifics on what Brown’s illness actually is, but it’s still just an illness. The list of players who actually miss games due to illness is very, very short.

The Cardinals play at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday. That means fantasy managers with Brown likely have to make a call by 1 p.m. ET. While not ideal, there should be no concerns over Brown’s status. We have heard nothing from the team or beat reporters suggesting Brown is at risk of missing this week’s divisional showdown with the Los Angeles Rams. Fantasy managers with Brown should have no reservations about firing him up as the WR2 he’s been through five weeks this season.