ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills are trading their top receiving threat, Stefon Diggs, to the Houston Texans in a deal that was agreed to Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been announced. ESPN.com first reported the deal.
As part of the deal, the source said, the Bills will receive the Texans’ second-round pick in the 2025 draft, which Houston acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings. The Texans also will acquire the Bills’ sixth-round pick this year and a fifth-rounder in 2025, the person said.
Diggs’ departure from Buffalo leaves quarterback Josh Allen without his favorite target and breaks up a tandem that has rewritten the team’s passing records since Diggs’ arrival in a trade with the Vikings in March 2020. Together they transformed the Bills offense into one of the NFL’s most potent while helping Buffalo win four straight AFC East titles.
Diggs gives the Texans offense another playmaker to team with Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Collins led the team with 80 receptions for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns last season, when the Texans went from worst to first in the AFC South under first-year coach DeMeco Ryans and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud.
The 30-year-old Diggs has nine years of NFL experience and topped 1,000 yards in each of the last six seasons. In his first season in Buffalo, he became the first Bills player to lead the league in both receiving yards (1,535) and catches (127).