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Jayden Higgins

Stats, career and next game

Jayden Higgins is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

19 NFL games1 season

Updated

About Jayden Higgins

Jayden Higgins is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans and wears number 81. Born on December 15, 2002, in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, he played college football at Eastern Kentucky and Iowa State. Higgins was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2025 NFL Draft, with the 34th pick overall. In the 2025 regular season, in 17 games, he had 41 catches for 525 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.

Season by season19

19 games: 17 regular season, 2 playoffs. Every NFL game of his career, newest season first.

SeasonTeamGamesCatchesYardsTDTargets
2025HOU1741525668
2025 playoffs2998014
Career1741525668
Career playoffs2998014

How he is doing nowLast game Jan 18, 2026

2025 receiving525 yds41 catches on 68 targets, 6 TD, 17 games
Texans3-52026 regular season
Last game6-59-0catches-yards-TD, Jan 18 at Patriots
Injury status

No active flag. Latest report Injured Reserve (63d ago), no longer on the injury report.

Next game

Week 10 at Cleveland BrownsSun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ETHuntington Bank Field

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    Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns - 1:00 PM ET
    Agatha predicts HOU 24, CLE 20
    61%
    PRED1U

CareerPro since 2025

Eastern Kentucky Colonels2021 to 2022 - college
Iowa State Cyclones2023 to 2024 - college
Houston Texans2025 to now - 19 games
1year2025 to 2026
  1. 2025NFL debut14-9 loss vs Rams
  2. 2025Best game2-88-1, vs Chargers
  3. Jan 18, 2026Latest game6-59-0, divisional round at Patriots

Regular season

17 games

41 catches, 525 yds, 6 TD

Playoffs

2 games

9 catches, 98 yds, 0 TD

First NFL game

Sep 7, 2025: 2 catches, 32 yds, 0 TDRams 14, Texans 9

Latest game

Jan 18, 2026: 6 catches, 59 yds, 0 TDPatriots 28, Texans 16 - divisional round

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

2-0his teams

His line: 7 catches, 88 yds, 1 TD

Last met Jan 4, 2026

2-0his teams

His line: 5 catches, 79 yds, 1 TD

Last met Nov 16, 2025

1-0his teams

His line: 4 catches, 32 yds

Last met Oct 5, 2025

1-0his teams

His line: 4 catches, 38 yds, 1 TD

Last met Nov 20, 2025

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

  1. Sep 8, 2026Injured Reserve Leg

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    ESPN / HOU

  2. Aug 20, 2026Out Knee

    Knee

    sdio / HOU

  3. Aug 19, 2026Doubtful Leg

    Higgins was diagnosed Wednesday with an ACL tear, which would rule him out for the 2026 season, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  4. Aug 19, 2026Questionable Lower Body

    questionable

    ESPN / HOU

Show all 6 reports
  1. Aug 18, 2026Active

    In reference to Higgins, who appeared to sustain a leg injury during Tuesday's practice, QB C.J. Stroud noted afterward, "I think he'll be fine," Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  2. Aug 14, 2026Active

    Higgins did not play in Thursday's 27-7 preseason loss to the Chargers.

    ESPN / HOU

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: nflverse weekly stats, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:39 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.