Wide Receiver · Houston Texans

Role Score

Starter

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

HOUHOU

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 23 yr
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215 lb
NFL Experience: 1 year
Birth Date: Dec 15, 2002
College: Iowa State; Eastern Kentucky
Draft: 2025
Draft Pick: R2 · #34

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 17/17
Total Contract: $12M
This Year: $2.7M
Per Game: $156K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+31.1 vs NFL WR90th percentile

Role+32.6 vs NFL WR86th percentile

Experience+11.9 vs NFL WR61st percentile

Prime+6.2 vs NFL WR47th percentile

100

Durability+39.7 vs NFL WR97th percentile

Continuity+30.3 vs NFL WR78th percentile

Draft Pedigree+50.3 vs NFL WR88th percentile

Contract Fit+21.8 vs NFL WR96th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Jayden Higgins fits · Wide Receivers

HOU wide receivers, last season vs this season — Jayden Higgins is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Assistant Wide Receivers: Tiquan Underwood

#12Nico Collins869214/177698809362$15M27.56'4"222

#81Jayden HigginsInjured reserve788217/1747561009478$2.7M23.86'4"215

#1Tank DellInjured reserve647213/17570769668$4.0M26.95'10"165

#13Jaylin Noel625517/1733291009665$1.5M24.15'11"200

#17Jared Wayne36452/17146210960$1.0M26.06'3"210

Josh KellyPractice squad45455/17——50960$885K25.26'1"195

Daniel SobkowiczPractice squad26455/17——50960—24.06'3"205

#14Kayshon Boutte443012/17620739621—24.45'11"205

#19Xavier Hutchinson552516/176290979615$3.7M26.36'3"210

Lewis BondPractice squad23252/17——509116—23.35'11"197

Last season · 2025Assistant Wide Receivers: Tiquan Underwood

Nico Collins869214/177698809362$15M27.56'4"222

Jayden HigginsInjured reserve788217/1747561009478$2.7M23.86'4"215

Tank DellInjured reserve647213/17570769668$4.0M26.95'10"165

Jaylin Noel625517/1733291009665$1.5M24.15'11"200

Braxton BerriosUnknown48459/176526557114—31.05'9"190

Quintez CephusPractice squad41456/17450388730—28.56'1"205

Jared WaynePractice squad36452/17146210960$1.0M26.06'3"210

Josh KellyPractice squad45455/17——50960$885K25.26'1"195

Justin WatsonFree agent493510/177240627439$2.5M30.56'2"215

Xavier Hutchinson552516/176290979615$3.7M26.36'3"210

Christian KirkUnknown——12/17——————29.85'11"200

Transactions

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#81Jayden Higgins

Roster Value78

HOUHOUInjured reserve

Houston Texans place WR Jayden Higgins on injured reserve

Aug 21, 2026

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