Ka'imi Fairbairn Remains Strong K1 Candidate In Week 2

Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn will look to build on last week's performance in Sunday's matchup against the Chicago Bears. He was highly involved and perfect in Week 1, an excellent opener for fantasy managers who drafted him to be an every-week starter. In Houston's 29-27 victory at Indianapolis, the UCLA product converted field goals […]

Texans D/ST A Playable Option Against Struggling Bears Offense

Houston Texans D/ST were a mixed bag in Week 1  but will look to improve as they head into their Week 2 matchup versus the Chicago Bears. The Texans held Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor to just 48 rushing yards and won the game 29-27. They also blocked a punt and allowed Colts quarterback […]

Stefon Diggs Finds End Zone Twice In Houston Debut

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud connected with wide receiver Stefon Diggs for two touchdowns in a 29-27 victory in Week 1 over the Indianapolis Colts. The former Bills receiver caught all six of his targets for a meager 33 yards but turned two high-quality red zone targets into scores, including a two-yard connection with 4:42 […]

C.J. Stroud Hyper Efficient In Week 1 Victory

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud's second season got off to a terrific start in Sunday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts. He completed 24 of 32 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers in a 29-27 victory at Indianapolis. Last year's NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year was also a distant second in […]

Nico Collins Leads Texans Wide Receivers In Week 1

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins led the team in receiving, drawing a team-high eight targets and turning them into six catches for a team-best 117 yards in the Texans' 29-27 victory at Indianapolis in Week 1. Though fellow receiver Stefon Diggs caught both of quarterback C.J. Stroud's touchdown passes, Collins was the only Houston […]

Joe Mixon Goes Off In Texans Debut

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon had an excellent debut with his new team, piling up 159 rushing yards and a touchdown while catching all three of his targets for an additional 19 yards in Houston's 29-27 victory at Indianapolis. Mixon had both volume and efficiency within the Texans' offense, an outstanding sign for fantasy […]

Tank Dell Sees Moderate Production Against Colts

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell finished with three catches on seven targets for 40 yards in Houston's 29-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts. The former University of Houston Cougar earned two carries for 19 yards, showing the Texans could be creative about manufacturing touches for him. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, Dell was the Texans […]

Fantasy Football Injury Updates for Week 1 (Saturday Morning Updates): Christian McCaffrey, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Kyle Pitts, Russell Wilson

It’s here. The NFL season is off to a running start with two games in the books and the majority of NFL teams set to play their first game of the season on Sunday, which means fantasy managers need to be on top of player news before setting their lineups. The first week includes quite […]

C.J. Stroud A Steady QB1 Option In Week 1

At his ADP this season, most fantasy managers drafted Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud to start him every week, and Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts should be no exception. He had six top-10 finishes and finished ninth overall among quarterbacks in 2023. The Texans have only added to the optimism surrounding Stroud's sophomore campaign […]

Volume Should Keep Joe Mixon In Fantasy Lineups Against Indy

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon has one of the most apparent fantasy situations for any running back in the NFL and should be in starting lineups as long as he's healthy. The Texans traded for the 28-year-old with the intention of making him a bell-cow back. Over the final 10 regular-season games last season, […]

Stefon Diggs A High-Floor WR2 Option In Texans Debut

A longtime fantasy staple, Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs isn't a clear first option anymore, but he still has WR2 or flex value in Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts. There is a lot to like about an exciting Texans offense that led the NFL in completed air yards per completion a season ago […]

Solid WR1 Potential For Nico Collins Against The Colts

One of 2023's breakout players, Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins, should be in all fantasy lineups when the Houston Texans begin their season against the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans' potent offense added running back Joe Mixon and wide receiver Stefon Diggs this offseason, leaving fantasy managers wondering who will get the ball and how […]

Tank Dell Is A High-Risk, High-Reward WR2 In Week 1

Electric as a rookie last season, Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell and his new role on the team will be one of fantasy football's big questions heading into Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts. He compiled 709 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in just 11 games last season, drew an 18.4% target share, and […]

Dalton Schultz A Solid Streaming Option Against Indy In Week 1

Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz finished as TE10 last season, but his status has dropped to the TE2 range against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1. He drew a solid 16% of targets last season, but he now plays alongside one of the deepest receiving corps in football, as Houston added Stefon Diggs to […]

Ka'imi Fairbairn Strong Candidate To Finish As Week 1's Top Scoring Kicker

As the kicker on one of the NFL's better offenses, Houston's Ka'imi Fairbairn is a low-end K1 in Week 1 for the Texans' matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. Fairbairn missed five games last season due to a quad injury but was excellent when he played. Fairbairn logged five top-five finishes in 12 games, including K1 […]

Turnover Potential For Texans D/ST Against Colts

Opposing a young quarterback who brings the possibility of sacks and turnovers is always a bonus for fantasy defenses, and the Houston Texans will start their season by facing one. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson played only four games last year, so the sample size is small, but his lousy throw rate was high at […]

Fantasy Football Breakout QBs You Must Roster - Later-Round ADP Value Picks

One of the most common mistakes that investors make is assuming that past performance will predict future results. In fantasy, that sentiment extends to quarterbacks, where many people have many strong opinions about who is bad and always will be.  But things aren’t always so static for fantasy quarterbacks. Geno Smith went from seven years […]

Free NFL Betting Picks - NFL Team Futures Bets to Attack

There is an excellent reason that so many NFL futures come with highly enticing lines: They’re really difficult to predict correctly. For a league in which 50% postseason turnover is commonplace -- in 2017 and 2018, two-thirds of playoff teams did not make the postseason the prior year -- predicting the NFL hierarchy in any […]