Texans add C.J. Stroud's next huge WR in Jayden Higgins draft pick from Iowa State

Billy Heyen

Texans add C.J. Stroud's next huge WR in Jayden Higgins draft pick from Iowa State image

The Houston Texans could have quite the basketball frontcourt with their wide receivers.

Nico Collins is an established star, and now they've added Jayden Higgins to the mix.

Houston took Higgins with the No. 34 overall pick on Friday night in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Higgins is 6-foot-4, 214 pounds with great high-point capability.

He can also fly for a big dude, running his 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds.

His vertical leap at the NFL Combine was 39 inches.

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Higgins had a monster 2024 season for Iowa State, catching 87 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns.

He began his college career at Eastern Kentucky.

Now, Higgins has a chance to be an NFL star.

C.J. Stroud enters his third season with two potential superstars out wide.

If Tank Dell gets healthy, too, the Texans' passing attack could be hugely dangerous.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle