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DJ Bien-Aime
HOUSTON — The Texans and rookie broad receiver Jayden Higgins have agreed to a totally assured four-year, $11,700,824 contract, making him the primary second-round decide in NFL historical past to have a totally assured contract.
Gamers chosen within the first spherical are often the one draft picks to obtain absolutely assured contracts, however Texans common supervisor Nick Caserio had no points making historical past with Higgins’ agent, Chris Cabott of Fairness Sports activities.
This reveals how a lot the Texans consider in Higgins, whom they chose with the No. 34 select of Iowa State. He completed with 1,183 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in 2024.
“Jayden [is] only a huge goal,” coach DeMeco Ryans stated after the draft. “I do know lots of people stated he is similar to [Texans wideout] Nico [Collins] and what he is in a position to do, however you get a receiver of his stature and together with his catch radius, it simply opens up quite a lot of issues for us offensively that I do know all of our guys are enthusiastic about.”
