Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2024Iowa State
Jayden Higgins
WR • 6'4" • 210 lbs • South Miami, FL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Jayden Higgins reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Jayden Higgins built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a wide receiver from South Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jayden Higgins' career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 34
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Jayden Higgins, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State. Jayden Higgins reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,166
- Receptions
- 140
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Jayden Higgins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,166
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Memphis
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 2 · Pick 2 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 1,183 receiving yards · WR 8th (top 1%) · Big 12 4th (top 2%) · National 10th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 9 | 214 | 1 | 74 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 44 | 769 | 5 | 74 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 87 | 1,183 | 9 | 89.7 |
Related Context
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Jayden Higgins played WR for Iowa State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jayden Higgins recorded 2,166 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 1,183 primary output with 87.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 92 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
75.6
Efficiency
92
Usage
22
Consistency
47.6
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 214. Northern Iowa: 15. Iowa: 95. Ohio: 31. Oklahoma State: 12. Oklahoma: 91. TCU: 22. Cincinnati: 172. Baylor: 74. Kansas: 56. BYU: 42. Texas: 104. Kansas State: 55
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 9 by 100. Northern Iowa: 1 by 100. Iowa: 8 by 79.2. Ohio: 3 by 68.9. Oklahoma State: 1 by 80. Oklahoma: 3 by 100. TCU: 1 by 100. Cincinnati: 6 by 100. Baylor: 5 by 98.7. Kansas: 3 by 100. BYU: 4 by 70. Texas: 7 by 99. Kansas State: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56 · Games = 7 · -42.5 vs Losses
Losses98.5 · Games = 6 · +42.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Memphis100 receiving yards · High volume | L 26-36 | — | 9 | 214 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 1 | 53 |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Kansas State | W 42-35 | — | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 1 | 33 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Texas100 receiving yards | L 16-26 | — | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 0 | 33 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ BYU | W 45-13 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kansas | L 21-28 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Baylor | W 30-18 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Cincinnati100 receiving yards | W 30-10 | — | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 0 | 75 |
| Sun 10/8 | vs TCU | W 27-14 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Oklahoma | L 20-50 | — | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 1 | 67 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma State | W 34-27 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Ohio | L 7-10 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs IowaHigh volume | L 13-20 | — | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Northern Iowa | W 30-9 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Jayden Higgins story
Jayden Higgins built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a wide receiver from South Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jayden Higgins' career was his receiving role: 140 catches, 2,166 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Jayden Higgins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2023-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 983 | 92 | 22 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 983 | 92 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1,183 | 87.5 | 34 | 200 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 1 · L 26-36 · Postseason
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
214
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
214 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Utah
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
155
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
155 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 10 · L 22-23 · Conference game
140
Receiving Yards
94.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
140 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Cincinnati
Week 7 · W 30-10 · Conference game
172
Receiving Yards
93.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
172 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Arizona State
Week 15 · L 19-45 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
91.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
1,183 primary output · 87.5 efficiency · 34 usage
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#2
2023 Postseason · Iowa State
74
983 primary · 92 efficiency · 22 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
74
983 primary · 92 efficiency · 22 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
7
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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