Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins tore his ACL during Tuesday’s joint practice against the Las Vegas Raiders and will miss the entire 2026 season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday. Higgins, 23, was a second-round pick in 2025 and caught 41 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie while starting 10 of 17 games. He was listed as a starting wideout opposite Nico Collins on Houston’s depth chart. The loss thins an already-questioned Texans receiving room and should push more target share toward Collins, with the vacated snaps now up for grabs heading into Week 1 — a meaningful shift for fantasy drafts and DFS lineup construction. (source: NFL Network/Ian Rapoport, NFL.com, NBC Sports/ProFootballTalk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report)
Texans WR Jayden Higgins Out for 2026 Season With Torn ACL
Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins tore his ACL during Tuesday's joint practice against the Las Vegas Raiders and will miss the entire 2026 season, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday. Higgins, 23, was a second-round pick in 2025 and caught 41 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie while starting 10 of 17 games. He was listed as a starting wideout opposite Nico Collins on Houston's depth chart. The loss thins an already-questioned Texans receiving room and should push more target share toward Collins, with the vacated snaps now up for grabs heading into Week 1 — a meaningful shift for fantasy drafts and DFS lineup construction. (source: NFL Network/Ian Rapoport, NFL.com, NBC Sports/ProFootballTalk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report)