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2025 season · WR · #81 · 1st season

Jayden Higgins

Age 23 · 6'4" · 215 lb · Iowa State; Eastern Kentucky · Pick 34 overall (2025). Snap share 57% across 17 games.

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Targets

4.0 per game

54th of 146

Receptions

60% catch rate

T-53rd of 146

Yards

525

31 per game

58th of 146

Touchdowns

28 first downs

T-18th of 146

Target share

12%

18% of air yards

84th of 146

aDOT

12.3

air yards per target

56th of 146

EPA / target

+0.25

+16.8 total

63rd of 146

YAC / catch

3.0

123 after the catch

T-98th of 146

The short version

How goodHiggins's +16.8 EPA is 52nd of 146 wide receivers.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+32.8, 70th percentile per target).
Fantasy5.2 standard points a game, WR52 of 170.6.4 half-PPR points a game, WR54 of 170.7.6 PPR points a game, WR55 of 170.
How he's usedScreens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 4%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 4 a game over his last three against 4 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 146 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	12%	84th of 146	43rd
Depth of targetair yards per target	12.3	56th of 146	62nd
After the catchyards per reception	3.0	98th of 146	32nd
Catch ratereceptions per target	60%	84th of 146	43rd
EPA per target	+0.25	63rd of 146	57th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	41%	44th of 146	70th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	4%	77th of 146	48th
Yards per game	30.9	70th of 146	52nd
Success rate	51%	63rd of 146	57th
Total EPA	+16.8	52nd of 146	65th

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Higgins scores 5.2 standard points a game, WR52 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.7 and 9.2; 1 boom week (12+) and 9 busts (under 5).

Points a game5.2WR52 of 170

Season88.5WR47 · 17 games

Most weeks0.7–9.2his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 912+ · under 5

WR24 · 7.91471013161922

Higgins scores 6.4 half-PPR points a game, WR54 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.2 and 11.0; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 9 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game6.4WR54 of 170

Season109.0WR47 · 17 games

Most weeks1.2–11.0his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts0 · 916+ · under 6.5

WR24 · 10.11471013161922

Higgins scores 7.6 PPR points a game, WR55 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.7 and 13.0; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 9 busts (under 8).

Points a game7.6WR55 of 170

Season129.5WR47 · 17 games

Most weeks1.7–13.0his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts0 · 920+ · under 8

WR24 · 12.21471013161922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 146 wide receivers

Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 4%). Motion is part of the plan: 63% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 53%). His share of the team's targets is 13%: on third down it holds at 11%; inside the 20 it holds at 10%. He wins before the catch rather than after it: 22% of his yards come after the catch (league 30%).

No screensScreens 0% · 12th pctlMotion manMotion 63% · 78th pctlWins before the catchAfter the catch 22% · 24th pctl

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

18%

57th

Screensshare of his targets

12th

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

17%

35th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

22%

24th

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

11%

52nd

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

10%

57th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

63%

78th

Play actiontargets off play action

23%

73rd

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	at LA L 9-1410th D	10th vs WR	43%	3	2	32		-2.7
2	vs TB L 19-2011th D	11th vs WR	43%	1	1	28		+1.6
3	at JAX L 10-171st D	1st vs WR	44%	1	1	5		+0.7
4	vs TEN W 26-031st D	31st vs WR	44%	1	1	24	1	+3.1
5	at BAL W 44-1024th D	24th vs WR	56%	4	4	32		+1.7
6	Bye week
7	at SEA L 19-272nd D	2nd vs WR	63%	3	0	0		-4.0
8	vs SF W 26-1526th D	26th vs WR	82%	8	4	34	1	+1.5
9	vs DEN L 15-187th D	7th vs WR	48%	1	1	4		-0.1
10	vs JAX W 36-291st D	1st vs WR	57%	7	5	42	1	+2.3
11	at TEN W 16-1331st D	31st vs WR	61%	7	4	55		+4.6
12	vs BUF W 23-1912th D	12th vs WR	58%	9	4	38	1	-0.7
13	at IND W 20-1617th D	17th vs WR	58%	5	5	65		+5.9
14	at KC W 20-109th D	9th vs WR	60%	5	3	34		+3.0
15	vs ARI W 40-2019th D	19th vs WR	72%	1	1	4		-0.8
16	vs LV W 23-2125th D	25th vs WR	54%	3	1	17		-0.8
17	at LAC W 20-163rd D	3rd vs WR	49%	4	2	88	1	+1.6
18	vs IND W 38-3017th D	17th vs WR	81%	5	2	23	1	-0.2
19	at PIT W 30-6Stats not posted yet
20	at NE L 16-28Stats not posted yet
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	17 games		57%	68	41	525	6	+16.8

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D	Drops
1	at LA L 9-1410th D	10th vs WR	11%	30%	17.3	2	-0.91	1
2	vs TB L 19-2011th D	11th vs WR	4%	2%	4.0	24	+1.58	1
3	at JAX L 10-171st D	1st vs WR	3%	2%	5.0	0	+0.73	1
4	vs TEN W 26-031st D	31st vs WR	4%	13%	24.0	0	+3.12	1
5	at BAL W 44-1024th D	24th vs WR	13%	10%	6.3	7	+0.44	1
6	Bye week
7	at SEA L 19-272nd D	2nd vs WR	7%	8%	11.0	0	-1.32	0
8	vs SF W 26-1526th D	26th vs WR	21%	29%	12.1	6	+0.19	3	1
9	vs DEN L 15-187th D	7th vs WR	3%	1%	4.0	0	-0.07	0
10	vs JAX W 36-291st D	1st vs WR	16%	21%	13.0	6	+0.33	3
11	at TEN W 16-1331st D	31st vs WR	18%	30%	15.1	6	+0.65	3
12	vs BUF W 23-1912th D	12th vs WR	32%	51%	13.0	0	-0.08	3
13	at IND W 20-1617th D	17th vs WR	16%	12%	9.4	18	+1.18	4
14	at KC W 20-109th D	9th vs WR	19%	24%	14.4	7	+0.59	2	1
15	vs ARI W 40-2019th D	19th vs WR	4%	3%	4.0	0	-0.76	0
16	vs LV W 23-2125th D	25th vs WR	9%	15%	15.0	6	-0.25	1
17	at LAC W 20-163rd D	3rd vs WR	15%	27%	17.5	36	+0.39	2
18	vs IND W 38-3017th D	17th vs WR	18%	22%	8.6	5	-0.05	2	1
19	at PIT W 30-6Stats not posted yet
20	at NE L 16-28Stats not posted yet
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	17 games		12%	18%	12.3	123	+0.25	28	3

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	at LA L 9-1410th D	10th vs WR	2	32	16.0		1
2	vs TB L 19-2011th D	11th vs WR	1	28	28.0		1
3	at JAX L 10-171st D	1st vs WR	1	5	5.0
4	vs TEN W 26-031st D	31st vs WR	1	24	24.0	1	1
5	at BAL W 44-1024th D	24th vs WR	4	32	8.0
6	Bye week
7	at SEA L 19-272nd D	2nd vs WR	0	0	-
8	vs SF W 26-1526th D	26th vs WR	4	34	8.5	1
9	vs DEN L 15-187th D	7th vs WR	1	4	4.0
10	vs JAX W 36-291st D	1st vs WR	5	42	8.4	1
11	at TEN W 16-1331st D	31st vs WR	4	55	13.8		1
12	vs BUF W 23-1912th D	12th vs WR	4	38	9.5	1
13	at IND W 20-1617th D	17th vs WR	5	65	13.0
14	at KC W 20-109th D	9th vs WR	3	34	11.3
15	vs ARI W 40-2019th D	19th vs WR	1	4	4.0
16	vs LV W 23-2125th D	25th vs WR	1	17	17.0
17	at LAC W 20-163rd D	3rd vs WR	2	88	44.0	1	1
18	vs IND W 38-3017th D	17th vs WR	2	23	11.5	1
19	at PIT W 30-6Stats not posted yet
20	at NE L 16-28Stats not posted yet
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	17 games		41	525	12.8	6	5

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs WR17 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 7th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 14.5 of 32 on average (league middle 16.2).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

AT LA10vs WR

VS TB11vs WR

AT JAX1vs WR

VS TEN31vs WR

AT BAL24vs WR

WK 6—bye

AT SEA2vs WR

VS SF26vs WR

VS DEN7vs WR

VS JAX1vs WR

AT TEN31vs WR

VS BUF12vs WR

AT IND17vs WR

AT KC9vs WR

VS ARI19vs WR

VS LV25vs WR

AT LAC3vs WR

VS IND17vs WR

AT PIT21vs WR

AT NE4vs WR

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs WR, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	7	3.4	29	+0.03
11 to 22Middle	5	4.2	32	+0.27
23 to 32Bottom-10	5	4.6	32	+0.44
All games	17	4.0	31	+0.25

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.06); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season1 season

17Games

68Targets

41Receptions

525Yards

6TD

2025 to 2025 · 1 season · 1 team

First season: 17 games in, 525 receiving yards, a 17-game pace of 525.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2025	HOU	17	68	41	525	6	12.8	30.9	+0.25
Career	1 tm	17	68	41	525	6	12.8	30.9	+0.25

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 3 on 68 targets
Broken tackles: 1
Passer rating when targeted: 92.7
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Woody MarksRB	232	911 · 5 TD	-21.9
Nick ChubbRB	142	573 · 3 TD	-16.0
Nico CollinsWR	122	1132 · 7 TD	+41.3
Dalton SchultzTE	106	777 · 3 TD	+36.7
Xavier HutchinsonWR	60	450 · 3 TD	+14.7
Christian KirkWR	52	239 · 1 TD	-21.2
Jawhar JordanRB	50	227	-8.7
C.J. StroudQB	48	209 · 1 TD	+15.0

Jayden Higgins

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

81Jayden Higgins

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

Jayden Higgins