After being picked 34th overall in the NFL draft, Jayden Higgins expressed joy over joining the Houston Texans. He quickly turned his focus toward his Iowa State teammate, Jaylin Noel, hoping Houston would select him too. The Texans fulfilled that anticipation by choosing Noel at 79th. The two wideouts previously combined for impressive stats in college and now aim to enhance the Texans' offense, which already boasts key players like C.J. Stroud and Joe Mixon, creating a promising synergy for the upcoming season.
"It was surreal, honestly," Noel said. "The pick was in, my name got called and immediately I thought about Jayden. That is my guy; we have been playing together for the last two years. He called me, and we were just excited to be able to work with each other again and get to it."
Higgins, who was Houston's first pick at No. 34 after the team traded away its first-round pick, spoke with the organization and local media soon after, and while on his couch gleefully letting it all soak in, he continued to watch the rest of the draft unfoldâ¦
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