Trending Now: 07/04/2025 - Jayden Higgins Year One Starter?

Trending Now is our space for urgent, time-sensitive news that doesn’t fit our usual content rotation. Think: game-day injury bombshells, last-minute trades, or pre-waiver chaos.  

This edition covers the buzz surrounding Houston Texans rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins.

Jayden Higgins Flashing Early — Time to Re-Rank?

ESPN recently ran a feature highlighting the biggest surprise players on each NFL team this offseason (link). One standout name was Houston Texans rookie WR Jayden Higgins:

The Texans’ on-the-field work for OTAs were pretty quiet as quarterback C.J. Stroud didn’t throw for most of spring football practices outside of minicamp. But one player who did make noise was second-round rookie wideout Higgins. The big-body receiver (6-4, 215) flashed his down-field ability by beating multiple cornerbacks throughout the spring, including starting cornerback Kamari Lassiter. When the Texans return to the field on July 23 for training camp, Higgins is squarely positioned to compete for a starting role.” — DJ Bien-Aime, ESPN

 

Many dynasty managers assumed Higgins would slot behind veteran Christian Kirk in Houston’s pecking order. But it’s worth noting: Kirk was acquired for a 7th-round pick, while Higgins cost the team an early 2nd-round pick in April. We already know what Kirk is — a solid but unspectacular receiver. Higgins, on the other hand, has the pedigree, size, and upside of a freshly-minted top-40 NFL draft pick.

In our Superflex rookie rankings, we currently have Higgins at 17, and 16 in 1-QB formats. But after his impressive spring and the positive camp buzz, those spots are starting to feel too low. Of the second-round receivers in rookie drafts, Higgins may have the best chance to produce right away in year one — which could see his dynasty value jump from a mid-2nd rookie pick to the fringe of the 1st round.

As a result, we’ll be moving Higgins up to 15 in Superflex and 14 in 1-QB in our next rookie rankings update — putting him ahead of both Tre Harris and Luther Burden.

Dynasty managers: don’t sleep on Jayden Higgins. He may already be climbing the Texans’ depth chart and your league’s trade block.