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Should you draft Tre Harris or Jayden Higgins in 2025 dynasty fantasy football rookie drafts? Joey Pollizze breaks down the profiles and landing spots for Harris and Higgins.
Plenty of fantasy football dynasty owners will be partaking in rookie drafts over the next few months. Ashton Jeanty is the consensus 1.01 in every dynasty format, and Omarion Hampton is the 1.02 in most leagues after being selected by the Los Angeles Chargers later in the first round. If you don't own the top picks in 2025 rookie drafts, though, don't worry because there are some solid players to take in the second round.
Two wideouts who could be on the board when you are on the clock in the second round are Tre Harris and Jayden Higgins. Both wideouts were taken in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Harris was selected by the Chargers with the 55th overall pick, and Higgins was drafted by the Houston Texans with the 34th overall pick.
So, which wideout should fantasy managers be selecting in dynasty drafts? Let's dive in and find out.
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Tre Harris College Production, NFL Fit, Outlook
Harris entered the 2025 NFL Draft after playing five years of college football. He started his college career at Louisiana Tech, where he posted solid numbers in his second and third seasons there. After catching just one pass for 20 yards as a true freshman, the Louisiana native caught 40 passes for 562 yards and four touchdowns in 2021 and 65 catches for 935 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2022.
That strong 2022 campaign earned Harris a First-Team All-Conference USA selection. He then transferred to Ole Miss before the 2023 season and instantly became Jaxson Dart's favorite target in the passing game. The 6-foot-3 wideout caught a combined 114 passes for 2,015 yards and 15 touchdowns in his two seasons with the Rebels, including a career-high 1,030 receiving yards in just eight games last year.
Harris only managed to play in eight games in 2024 due to a nagging hip/groin injury, but it was impressive to see what he was able to do in those eight contests. He averaged 128.8 receiving yards per game and emerged as one of the best deep threat options in all of FBS last season. The Ole Miss wideout averaged 17.2 yards per reception with an impressive 7.7 yards after the catch.
Tre Harris Vs. LSU is why GM’s will be ALL over him in the 2025 NFL Draft:
➖7 Receptions
➖102 Yards
➖1 TDHe CLEARED 1,000+ Yards this season while essentially missing 6 games..
His healthy 13 Game Pace?
➖110 Receptions
➖1,833 Yards
➖11 TD’sTre Harris is 6’3, 210 lbs pic.twitter.com/A9JGqTFYET
— Austin Abbott (@AustinAbbottFF) February 17, 2025
Therefore, the perfect landing spot for Harris was going to a team that needed someone who could stretch the field. With the Chargers needing exactly that type of player on offense, the 23-year-old landed in an ideal spot in the draft.
Los Angeles selected him later in the second round, and the Ole Miss star should see plenty of opportunities in the passing game right away. There's a strong chance he starts for this Chargers offense in Year 1. With Ladd McConkey lining up in the slot and Quentin Johnston showing some nice things in 2024, Harris should be another outside wide receiver for Justin Herbert.
As a result, Harris is a really solid pick in the second round of rookie drafts. His play style is so different from McConkey's that he has the potential to be a consistent fantasy option in his career. Since he will be attached to Herbert for the foreseeable future, the Louisiana native should thrive in this offense.
Herbert ranked fourth in air yards (4,223) and fifth in deep ball completion (42.4%) in 2024. Those two numbers are surely a great sign for Harris' long-term fantasy outlook.
Jayden Higgins College Production, NFL Fit, Outlook
Higgins started his college career at Eastern Kentucky, which is known as an FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) Division I school. After those two years, the Florida native then transferred to Iowa State before the 2023 season. With the Cyclones, the 6-foot-4 wideout enjoyed two strong campaigns.
He totaled a combined 140 catches for 2,166 yards and 15 touchdowns across his two seasons at Iowa State. In his final year there, Higgins caught a career-high 87 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns. It was a strong all-around campaign for the big wideout, as he dropped only two passes all season. His 2.2% drop rate ranked toward the top of Division I.
Higgins also finished with an 87.8 PFF grade against man coverage and had a 58.3% contested catch rate last season. Those above-average numbers were a big reason why the 22-year-old was selected early in the second round by the Houston Texans.
It was a bit surprising to see the Texans take a wide receiver that early in the draft, considering they have Nico Collins and just traded for Christian Kirk in the offseason. But with Tank Dell (knee) likely out for the entire 2025 season, Houston wanted to give C.J. Stroud more weapons in the passing game following a subpar year offensively.
So, this fit does make a lot of sense for Higgins. He gives Stroud another weapon in the passing game and will be another field-stretcher for Houston's offense in 2025 and beyond. The Iowa State product averaged 18.5 yards per reception in 2023. Although that number dropped to 13.6 yards per reception this past year, he should be a consistent deep threat option for the Texans in his career.
I don't normally like posting reps where the WR blows past a defender this easily, but Jayden Higgins isn't supposed to be able to move like this at this size pic.twitter.com/jYsM44iIxH
— Joe DeLeone (@joedeleone) January 29, 2025
Now, the biggest knock on Higgins is that he was one of the worst yards after the catch receivers in FBS last season. His 3.8 yards after the catch ranked tied for 388th among all college wide receivers. Therefore, dynasty owners are surely hoping that part of his game develops throughout his NFL career.
Still, this is a solid landing spot for Higgins. He has the potential to maintain a solid target share in Year 1, and being attached to Stroud is a good thing for his long-term fantasy outlook. Given that he was also selected in the top 35 in the 2025 NFL Draft, dynasty owners should feel good about taking the 6-foot-4 wideout in the second round of rookie drafts.
Verdict
Both Harris and Higgins could emerge as solid fantasy options in Year 1. Harris should start on the outside for the Chargers, and Higgins should start on the outside for the Texans. That makes both rookie wideouts strong picks early in 2025 rookie drafts. If you had to choose only one wideout in your drafts, though, Higgins should be your preferred choice.
It is a tough decision to choose between Harris and Higgins in rookie drafts because they both landed in solid spots and are attached to Pro Bowl quarterbacks. However, the Chargers' new wideout has the bigger fantasy upside of the two. So, he's the player dynasty owners should be selecting.
Harris is an explosive wide receiver who fits perfectly in this Chargers offense. He doesn't get a lot of separation in his routes and isn't a complete wide receiver by any means. But he could fill that Mike Williams role from a few years ago, when the veteran caught 76 passes for 1,146 yards and nine touchdowns back in 2021.
Dynasty owners should feel more confident about Harris' long-term outlook, especially since he'll have a better quarterback throwing to him than Higgins. At the end of the day, though, you can't go wrong with either player.
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