That potential draft scenario played out in the first mock draft from NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein. With the 17th pick, the Bengals select Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

The Cincinnati Bengals are likely to let star wide receiver Tee Higgins walk in free agency this offseason with the team needing to allocate its funds for bigger needs. With that in mind, one mock draft has the team replacing Higgins with a wide receiver who has been widely projected to be a top-10 pick.

Dianna Russini of The Athletic shared an update on Higgins' mindset entering a big offseason."He really wants to see and have an answer to what is next very soon," Russini said on the Scoop City Podcast.

Gonzalez, for what it’s worth, was a 2023 first-round pick who is clearly on his way to superstardom and the Bengals have big problems at the spot with Cam Taylor-Britt erratic and both Dax Hill and DJ Turner coming back from injury.

Higgins is on many teams' wishlists while B.J. Hill, Mike Hilton and Mike Gesicki are among those who will generate interest.

The latest update on where the Bengals stand on the idea of keeping Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase together in Cincinnati.

Duke Tobin has made definitive proclamations on Tee Higgins during each of the past two winters. The de facto Bengals GM declared his No. 2 wide receiver unavailable in trades at the 2023 Combine and then franchise-tagged him last year. Barring a second franchise tag, Higgins is poised to hit the market.

Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tee Higgins is a popular guy right now. While Joe Burrow just put the Bengals on notice in a national interview again when it comes to the front office keeping Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase,

However, San Francisco knows how to swing big during free agency and, in a must-win season, could view Higgins as the piece to put them over the top. The post 49ers Named Potential Suitor for Bengals’ WR Tee Higgins in Free Agency appeared first on Heavy Sports.