Texans Sign 2 Veteran WRs Following Jayden Higgins' Season-Ending Injury

The Houston Texans reportedly signed wide receivers Sterling Shepard and Zay Jones on Friday.

The addition of both veterans comes on the day Houston placed second-year WR Jayden Higgins on season-ending injured reserve after tearing his ACL in Tuesday's practice.

Shepard and Jones will provide a boost to what was already a thin receiving corps even before the Higgins injury.

Shepard is entering his 10th NFL season, and will be joining his third team.

He spent the last two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the eight before that with the New York Giants.

Shepard peaked in his third NFL season when he hauled in 66 catches for 872 yards and four touchdowns.

Jones, on the other hand, is entering his ninth NFL season for his fifth team.

He suited up for the Arizona Cardinal s for the last two seasons.

Jones also had his best season for the Texans' AFC South rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars, when he had 82 catches for 823 yards and five touchdowns in 2022.

Shepard and Jones join Nico Collins , Tank Dell, Jaylin Noel and Xavier Hutchinson in the Texans' receiving room.

Higgins, though, was primed for a second-year breakout.

After being selected with the second pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Higgins had 525 yards and six touchdowns in his rookie season.

He had received praise from Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley.

"He’s put in work.