ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Jayden Higgins sold the inside route convincingly enough that he placed Carolina Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson in a vulnerable position.

Once he planted his right cleat and drove at a sharp angle toward the sideline with a clean release, there was no catching up to the Texans’ rookie wide receiver.

While it was just a standard part of the NFL route tree, the imposing second-round draft pick from Iowa State grew his own branches on it as he delivered a diving catch for a first down.

“It was was really just an out route,” Higgins told KPRC 2. “I feel like I just put some of my own creativity on it. Really just trying to make a play. Just presented with something from the defense and just trying to combat that and do what I can do to get open. "

The catch provided

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