Jayden Higgins

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (34th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (34th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft

COLLEGE:

• Saw action in 26 games at Iowa State (2023-24) and 22 with Eastern Kentucky (2021-22). He totaled 227 receptions for 3,317 yards (14.6 avg.) and 25 touchdowns in his collegiate career
• Recorded one of the best seasons as a receiver in Iowa State history by posting the second-most receptions in school history (87) for the third-most yards (1,183) in school history and the 10th-most in the nation 1,183 yards in 13 games (11 starts) his senior year (2024)
• Joined teammate, Jaylin Smith, to form one of the best receiving duos in the nation in 2024. They were one of just two pairs in the nation to each total 1,000 receiving yards. They became the first receiving duo in the Big 12 to each reach this mark since 2018 (Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb and Hollywood Brown)
• Earned AP Third Team All-America and Second Team All-Big 12 honors in 2024
• Saw action in 13 games his junior year (2023), finishing the season with 53 receptions for 983 yards and six touchdowns. He ranked second in the Big 12 in receiving yards per game (75.6 yards). Additonally, he reeled in a catch for 75 yards, the longest non-scoring catch by a Cyclone since 1971 (2023)

PERSONAL:

• Prepped at Westminister Christian High School in Palmetto Bay, Fla.
• Recorded 23 receptions for 430 yards and five touchdowns in five games as a senior (2020)
• Earned All-County honors his junior year after posting 27 receptions for 490 yards and four touchdowns
• Majored in finance at Iowa State