The Denver Broncos had an informal meeting with Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins at the NFL combine this week, according to a report from The Athletic‘s Nicki Jhabvala. NFL teams are allowed to have 18-minute “formal” interviews with 45 players at the combine — the conversation with Higgins was not one of those meetings.
Higgins (6-4, 215 pounds) caught 118 passes for 2,103 yards and 25 touchdowns during his final two seasons with the Tigers. He also had one rush for 36 yards and another score.
Higgins is the 36th-best player and sixth-best wide receiver in this year’s class, according to Luke Easterling’s 2020 NFL draft big board for Draft Wire. Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy (No. 8) and Henry Ruggs III (No. 12), Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb (No. 9), Colorado’s Laviska Shenault (No. 25) and TCU’s Jalen Reagor (No. 33) are the only WRs ranked higher than Higgins on Draft Wire’s big board.
Higgins is projected to be selected sometime between the first and second rounds of the draft, according to Charlie Campbell of WalterFootball.com.
Denver is clearly interested in WRs this offseason. Broncos general manager John Elway noted earlier this week that he wants to build the roster around young QB Drew Lock. Giving him a weapon like Higgins to pair up with Pro Bowler Courtland Sutton would be a wise move by Elway.
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