NFL Network's Ian Rapoport notes that in the wake of Mark Ingram's season-ending injury, Hightower appears to be on track to step in for Ingram as the Saints' lead back, with C.J. Spiller's workload "likely to be unchanged."
After seeing just one carry in Week 13, Hightower thus appears to be on track to see a significant uptick in work Sunday against the Bucs, and beyond, a scenario that places the 29-year-old back on the fantasy radar down the stretch.