On May 8, the Texans signed wide receiver Jayden Higgins to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.7 million contract. As the No. 34 overall selection, Higgins became the first second-round draft pick since the 2011 rookie wage scale was implemented to receive the complete financial protection typically reserved for first-rounders.

With rookies beginning to report to training camps, many remain unsigned. What happens if they don't? Per Spotrac, 30 of the 32 players selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft have yet to sign their rookie contracts.

The amount of guaranteed money in the second-round deals has been at issue ever since the Texans signed Jayden Higgins, the second pick of the round, to the first-ever fully guaranteed contract for a second-rounder in May.