A former Clemson star in the NFL drew praise recently from a Pro Bowl cornerback.

New York Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie this season, spoke highly of Tee Higgins on the Official Jets Podcast.

Gardner showed respect to the former Clemson and current Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, naming Higgins among the under-the-radar receivers who Gardner doesn’t think gets talked about as much as he should.

“One person who I think don’t get mentioned too much is Tee Higgins,” Gardner said. “You know, because of Ja’Marr Chase. But Tee Higgins, he like that, and I think he just got 1,000 receiving yards or something like that again. He like that for sure. I think I went against pretty much every elite receiver.”

Indeed, Higgins has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. The 2020 second-round pick, now in his third NFL season, has 1,022 yards and seven touchdowns on 73 receptions through 15 games this season after tallying 74 catches for 1,091 yards and six scores in 14 games a season ago.

Higgins caught five passes for 93 yards on seven targets when the Bengals played Gardner’s Jets back in Week 3 on Sept. 25.

–Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images 

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