Texans WR Jayden Higgins tears ACL in training camp, will miss 2026 NFL season

Posted by Admin August 20, 2026 NFL

The Houston Texans will be down a key wide receiver this season.

The Texans’ Jayden Higgins went down with a torn ACL during a joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. His season is now over.

Higgins was injured while running a route and awkwardly hit the ground in the end zone during 11-on-11 drills. He eventually limped off the field under his own power, according to ESPN’s DJ Bien-Aime. Tests confirmed the tear.

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The Texans selected Higgins with the No. 34 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Iowa State. He quickly became a big part of Houston’s offense, and racked up 525 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 41 receptions as a solid secondary option for quarterback C.J. Stroud besides star wideout Nico Collins and tight end Dalton Schultz.

Collins led the Texans with 1,117 receiving yards, 120 targets and six touchdowns last season in what was his third straight 1,000-yard campaign. Houston went 12-5 and reached the playoffs for a third consecutive season. They were knocked out of the postseason in the divisional round.

With Higgins sidelined, Stroud and the Texans will likely have to lean more on receivers Xavier Hutchinson, Tank Dell and Jaylin Noel. Both Dell and Noel are working back from injuries. Dell missed all of 2025 with a knee injury, and Noel has had a broken finger and a lingering hamstring injury this camp.

The Texans will open the regular season against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 13.