Pat Kerrane said he will be behind market on Jaden Higgins despite the mouth-watering landing spot and Round-2 draft capital. Kerrane highlighted several red flags: Higgins is a four-year college player who never posted truly dominant production, needed a transfer to spike, and was merely "solid" rather than a target hog over teammate Jalen Noel. He worries dynasty GMs are ignoring those signals because Higgins now plays opposite Nico Collins in C.J. Stroud’s offense. While Kerrane concedes the ceiling is enticing—Houston clearly envisions another big-bodied perimeter threat—he thinks the floor is lower than current rookie-draft ADP implies and prefers to let someone else pay the premium.

Theo Gremminger drafted Jayden Higgins at the 2.01 and projected him to slide right into C.J. Stroud’s starting perimeter trio beside Nico Collins. Gremminger noted that Stefon Diggs managed 15.0 PPR points per game in Houston last year on a low-aDOT slot diet, while Tank Dell showed the ceiling of this system two seasons ago. Higgins brings size, an 80-catch season, and a vertical skill set that does not overlap with Diggs or Christian Kirk, making him the natural every-down X the Texans still lack. Theo expects 90–100 targets as a rookie and thinks dynasty managers will start sneaking him into late first rounds by August.

Evan Silva projected immediate roles for the Texans’ rookie wideouts. He expects 6'3" Jaden Higgins, who posted a 38% dominator at Iowa State, to start opposite Nico Collins from Week 1, while 4.38-speed Jalen Noel is the frontrunner for full-time slot duties and could push John Metchie off the roster. Silva flatly stated, “I would not count on seeing Tank Dell at all in 2025” as the diminutive receiver rehabs a severe leg fracture. Along with second-round tackle Arante Ursary, the additions give C.J. Stroud three new potential starters and make him a bounce-back candidate at his current QB14 ADP. Dynasty gamers should target Higgins in the early second of rookie drafts, stash Noel late, and de-prioritize Dell until medical updates improve.

Davis Mattek called Jayden Higgins a ‘massive win’ after Houston jumped to pick 34 to secure him. Higgins posted a 26% yardage share in his final college season and wowed at the combine with size-speed numbers that earned comps to DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Brown and Tee Higgins in Mattek’s sim model. He enters a depth chart where he can beat out Xavier Hutchinson and Kyle Aged (plus day-three rookie Jalen Knoll) for immediate perimeter snaps opposite Nico Collins. Mattek dismissed bust comps like Breshad Perriman because Higgins’s athleticism is superior, labeling him a power-slot/possession hybrid who should start from Week 1 and out-produce his anticipated late-round ADP in best-ball and redraft leagues.