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Jayden Higgins
WR · HOU · 2025
Born December 15, 2002 · College Iowa State; Eastern Kentucky · Drafted 2025, round 2, pick 34 (HOU) · 6-4, 215 lb
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 68 | 41 | 525 | 6 | 60.3 | +0.260 | +0.233+0.068 to +0.398 | 12.3 | 12.3 | +17.7 | +0.67 |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 14 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 64.3 | +0.257 | 18.2 | 13.4 | +3.6 | +0.06 | |
| Career | HOU | 17 | 68 | 41 | 525 | 6 | 60.3 | +0.260 | 12.3 | 12.3 | +17.7 | +0.67 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 666 | 58.5 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 97 | 67.8 | 1 | 1.6 |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | 70.6 | 2 | 4.2 | 9 | 33.3 |
Game logs
2025 game log (19 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ LA | L 9–14 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 0 | −2.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-15 | vs TB | L 19–20 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ JAX | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs TEN | W 26–0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | +3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ BAL | W 44–10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-20 | @ SEA | L 19–27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs SF | W 26–15 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 1 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs DEN | L 15–18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs JAX | W 36–29 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 1 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ TEN | W 16–13 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 0 | +4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-20 | vs BUF | W 23–19 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 1 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ IND | W 20–16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 0 | +5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ KC | W 20–10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0 | +3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs ARI | W 40–20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs LV | W 23–21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-27 | @ LAC | W 20–16 | 4 | 2 | 88 | 1 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs IND | W 38–30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 1 | −0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-12 | @ PIT | W 30–6 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | +2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-18 | @ NE | L 16–28 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 0 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |