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NFL · AFC South · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
92 players
Houston Texans · WR RoomWR

#89 Jared Wayne

Exp 3 yrs NFLAge 26Ht / Wt 6'3" · 210 lbCollege Pittsburgh
Depth-chart placement
Current role
X3
Placement
Depth
Room
Wide Receiver
Experience
YR 4
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

Jared Wayne holds the LWR · Depth spot in Houston Texans’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LWR · StarterNico CollinsStarter
RWR · StarterJayden HigginsStarter
SWR · StarterJaylin NoelStarter
LWR · BackupXavier HutchinsonBackup
RWR · BackupTank DellBackup
SWR · BackupLewis BondBackup
LWR · DepthJared WayneDepth

Jared Wayne played 1 game in 2025 with a 44% snap share.

Production

2025 season
Latest season · 2025
2
Receptions
2
Targets
20
Receiving yds

Background & career

Jared Wayne is a 6'3", 210-pound left wide receiver for the Houston Texans with three years of experience. The Pittsburgh product played four seasons (2019-22) for the Panthers, appearing in 41 games and recording 146 receptions for 2,308 yards and 13 touchdowns. He earned second-team All-ACC honors in 2022 after a standout regular-season finale at Miami, where he had 11 catches for 205 yards and three touchdowns. Wayne signed with Houston as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2023, and has since been part of the Texans roster through multiple signings. In 2025, he has 2 receptions on 2 targets for 20 yards.

Texans2023 — present
CollegePittsburghHometownPeterborough, ON