Jayden Higgins: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Houston Texans News / Athlon Sports / September 7

Jayden Higgins, Braden Smith and More Texans Injury Updates Heading Into Week 1

The Houston Texans enter Week 1 with injury questions. Jayden Higgins’ ACL during an August 18 joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders, removes Houston’s planned No.

Houston Texans News / Athlon Sports / August 24

Texans Find Perfect Replacement for Jayden Higgins in Kayshon Boutte

Week 1 of the NFL season is right around the corner, and teams are starting to see what their rosters are going to look like. Unfortunately, injuries are a big part of this time of year.

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Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / August 24

Three Texans WRs Poised for More Targets Without Jayden Higgins

The Houston Texans' wide receiver room is set to look a bit different than initially expected this season without second-year wideout Jayden Higgins in the lineup— who will be out for the 2026 campaign due to a torn ACL suffered in practice last week.

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Ranking the NFL's backup quarterbacks for the 2026 season

A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.

Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / August 22

Predicting Texans' WR Depth Chart After Shepard, Jones Signings

The Houston Texans' wide receiver room has taken a bit of a different shape from where things stood this time last week. Jayden Higgins is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Houston Texans News / NFL on ClutchPoints / August 21

Texans sign 2 wide receivers after Jayden Higgins’ ACL injury

The Houston Texans are intent on playing dominant football this season. Not only do they have a goal of winning the AFC South title, they want to represent the AFC and go to their first Super Bowl in team history.

Houston Texans News / Total Pro Sports / August 21

Houston Texans Sign 2 Popular Wide Receivers With Over 8,000 Combined Yards

The Houston Texans are adding veteran help at wide receiver. Sources confirm the team is signing Sterling Shepard and Zay Jones. Both players impressed during a workout on Friday.

Houston Texans News / NFLTradeRumors.co / August 21

Texans Place WR Jayden Higgins On Injured Reserve

According to Adam Schefter, the Houston Texans are officially placing WR Jayden Higgins on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending torn ACL this week. It’s a really bad break for Houston and the young wideout, as things had been looking up for the second-year player as the expected No.

Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / August 21

Texans 53-Man Roster Projection 3.0: How Jayden Higgins' Injury Changes Things

The Houston Texans have two of their three preseason games in the books. And after a couple of preseason games, a joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders, and a whole lot of training camp practices since the end of July, there's been a few noteworthy changes around what to expect for the Texans' 53-man roster cutdown.

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25 NFL players who could retire after the 2026 season

NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.

Houston Texans News / EssentiallySports / August 21

DeMeco Ryans Confirms Unfortunate Texans News After Jayden Higgins Suffers ACL Injury

The Houston Texans have lost one of their most promising young receivers before the 2026 season could even get underway. Second-year wide receiver Jayden Higgins suffered a torn ACL during Tuesday’s joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders, ending his season before it began.

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Houston Texans News / NFL on ClutchPoints / August 20

Texans’ 3 best options to replace Jayden Higgins via trade or free agency

The injury bug has prevented the Houston Texans’ passing attack from reaching its fullest potential. C.J. Stroud burst onto the scene as a rookie, even leading the league in both touchdown-to-interception ratio and passing yards per game, something that only Joe Montana and Tom Brady had done before.

NFL News / NFL on ClutchPoints / August 20

Giants insider teases possibility of Texans trade after Jayden Higgins’ ACL injury

The New York Giants have an abundance of wide receivers on the roster, even after cutting JuJu Smith-Schuster. That means the team has the ammo to make a trade and bring in a player in a position of need or additional draft capital.

Houston Texans News / Stadium Rant / August 20

Jayden Higgins Out For 2026: Who Replaces Him In Houston?

Jayden Higgins out for 2026 after tearing his ACL, both NFL Network and multiple other outlets confirmed this week, dealing an early and significant blow to the Houston Texans’ receiving corps.

Houston Texans News / EasySportz / August 19

Jayden Higgins Tears ACL, Ending 2026 Season

The Houston Texans suffered a major setback Wednesday as wide receiver Jayden Higgins was diagnosed with a torn ACL, ending his 2026 season before it could even begin.

Houston Texans News / NFL on ClutchPoints / August 19

Jayden Higgins injury: How torn ACL impacts C.J. Stroud, Nico Collins, Texans in fantasy football

The Houston Texans’ passing attack looked like it could dominate the league for years to come not that long ago. C.J. Stroud had one of the best rookie seasons ever in 2023, as he joined Tom Brady and Joe Montana on a list of the only players to ever lead the league in both passing yards per game and touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Houston Texans News / NFLTradeRumors.co / August 19

Texans WR Jayden Higgins Tore His ACL

According to Ian Rapoport, Texans WR Jayden Higgins suffered a torn ACL in joint practice with the Raiders yesterday and is out for the rest of the season. It’s a really bad break for Houston and the young wideout, as things had been looking up for the second-year player as the expected No.

Houston Texans News / TWSN / August 8

Jayden Higgins Emerging as Houston Texans' Next Breakout Star

While Nico Collins has established himself as the lead wide receiver for the Houston Texans, they have long needed a wide receiver to step up on the opposite side of him for the offense to truly get into a rhythm.

Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / May 28

Texans Have Legit Breakout Candidate in WR Jayden Higgins

The Houston Texans' wide receiver room could have a notable breakout candidate in store for the 2026 season. That candidate would be second-year pass-catcher

Houston Texans News / Houston Texans on SI / November 22

Jayden Higgins Closing In on Notable Texans Rookie Record

After a big Week 12 performance against the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans second-round wide receiver Jayden Higgins is nearing one big franchise rookie record, and has six games left to go in his first-year campaign to do it.