# Jayden Higgins — what pundits predicted

WR · Iowa State; Eastern Kentucky



32 checkable claims from 19 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## What pundits expect (25 unsettled)

- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — [Jared Koch](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jared-koch), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4210f92e-c9f7-4510-8e69-b67d320d2c7f
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (Overall RK124 | ECR vs. ADP: +32) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/95799558-41e2-4165-8987-2eb8f60158d8
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (ECR: WR49) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (ADP 125.6 (WR53)) — [Jim Moorman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jim-moorman), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/744f8eca-c77d-49fe-badc-1410b6f10d92
- Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Jim Moorman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jim-moorman), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/744f8eca-c77d-49fe-badc-1410b6f10d92
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (Round 13) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/562a3c62-342b-4220-b6da-2c1664e9da1e
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (WR53) — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e855c76-3fcb-48b6-bcb1-0ead3a0b478e
- Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/32781d61-414a-4fa3-b807-6c85638a9876
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (late-round) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/32781d61-414a-4fa3-b807-6c85638a9876
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f2df9659-b052-4bd1-994c-527c86fe6f49
- Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f2df9659-b052-4bd1-994c-527c86fe6f49
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/92da32ba-fe7a-4149-bc16-03f9d0d8a216
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — Ryan Conway, for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet
- Jayden Higgins to record 124 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b3a98149-a83f-40ba-83f8-97852233eb29
- Jayden Higgins to record 880 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b3a98149-a83f-40ba-83f8-97852233eb29
- Jayden Higgins to record 64 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b3a98149-a83f-40ba-83f8-97852233eb29
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (twelfth round) — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2026, said Jul 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/663580b6-d637-49ed-abfb-9b9ec27fb2fe
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (a hundred and twenty first overall) — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said May 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf57171a-56c0-4511-9cd5-4c46f3d1d2e7
- Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said May 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf57171a-56c0-4511-9cd5-4c46f3d1d2e7
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (forty nine) — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6d198ac6-d0aa-4c95-ba02-5219c8dd73ae
- Jayden Higgins to be picked at a slot they never named — [Mel Kiper](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mel-kiper), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31
- Jayden Higgins to be picked “in the second, round” — [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/lance-zierlein), for 2025, said Mar 2, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c077a234-5da4-4f39-91b7-43739754dda8

## Settled (7)

- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost — [Mitchell Eisenstein](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein), for 2025, said Sep 4, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7fedb68a-c73b-4823-9b46-158905a559ef
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (round ten) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 10, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fb4dac48-8a62-4706-b0a6-9e6e1af0a3c4
- Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (being drafted just outside the top fifty wide receivers) — [Sean Kerner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/sean-kerner), for 2025, said Jul 23, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ec510a56-f0ae-4583-8e26-5b031d8d6d10
- Jayden Higgins to be picked “a very intriguing second round type of player” (picks 33–64) — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Mar 3, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/89637841-0be4-414d-9dd0-f380cb679557
- Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 10, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fb4dac48-8a62-4706-b0a6-9e6e1af0a3c4
- Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Sean Kerner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/sean-kerner), for 2025, said Jul 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ec510a56-f0ae-4583-8e26-5b031d8d6d10
- Jayden Higgins to be picked at number 38 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 84.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2

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