Keke Coutee Still Dealing With Hamstring Issue

Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee (hamstring) still isn't back to full health and could see a reduced role in Sunday's season-opening visit to New England. Coutee has dealt with injury issues throughout camp. With Will Fuller (hamstring) not expected to play on Sunday and Coutee banged up as well, receivers Bruce Ellington and Vyncint […]

Will Fuller Not Expected To Play Against Patriots

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller (hamstring) is not expected to play in the team's Week 1 game against the New England Patriots. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Fuller will warm up with the team to test his hamstring, but most signs point to the third-year receiver sitting this game out. Expect the Texans to […]

Week 1 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

Football is finally, finally back. Since the NFL is the professional sports league with the longest off-season, the wait for the new season to come around feels like a lifetime. Sure, there are other sports to fill the void, but some of us just can't get into baseball, which is a completely valid thing to […]

Will Fuller Could Boom, Could Bust In Week 1

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller didn't play when the Texans met the Patriots last season, but in the five games that Fuller did play with quarterback Deshaun Watson he recorded seven touchdowns on just 13 catches. He didn't score a touchdown or record a 50 yard game without Watson. What Fuller will do in […]

DeAndre Hopkins Looks To Open Season Strong

Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins should get his 2018 campaign off to a strong start on Sunday against the New England Patriots. One of the top fantasy options at wide receiver, Hopkins led the NFL in receiving touchdowns last season with 13 despite playing half the season with Tom Savage and T.J. Yates as […]

Lamar Miller Possesses Upside In Week 1

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller was a top-10 running back in 2017 in games where the Texans started quarterback Deshaun Watson. He'll look to continue that success on Sunday as the Texans take on the New England Patriots. In 2017's matchup, Miller carried the ball 14 times, gaining 56 yards and failing to find […]

Deshaun Watson Healthy And Poised For Strong Week 1

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is back after a knee injury cost him the second half of his rookie season and looks to get his 2018 campaign off to a good start against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Last year, Watson threw for 301 yards, two touchdowns, and a pair of interceptions against the […]

Austin Seferian-Jenkins Could Have Huge Week 1

In 2017, fantasy owners consistently found themselves rewarded by playing tight ends against the New York Giants defense. Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins will look to keep that trend going in 2018 in Sunday's matchup against the Giants at the Meadowlands. In 2017, tight ends found the end zone against the Giants in each […]

Donte Moncrief, Dede Westbrook Enter Week 1 Vying For Targets

The Jacksonville Jaguars seem to have a No. 1 target at wide receiver entering the season in Keelan Cole, but both Donte Moncrief and Dede Westbrook will be vying for targets beside Cole, and both players have the talent to surpass the second-year receiver as the season winds along. For Week 1's match-up against the […]

Keelan Cole Is A Flex Play In Week 1

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Keelan Cole led the team in receiving yards in 2017 and has a clear grasp on the team's WR1 role entering 2018 with Marqise Lee sidelined for the season after a knee injury. On Sunday, Cole gets a chance to go up against one of the worst passing defenses from 2017, […]

Leonard Fournette Ready For Big Day Against Giants

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette should have a big day in Jacksonville's season-opening game against the New York Giants. Fournette is coming off a strong rookie season in which he rushed for 1,040 yards and nine touchdowns and should remain the focal point of the Jaguars offense this season. On Sunday, he'll face a […]

Blake Bortles Set For Strong Start To Season

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has had his share of struggles over the course of the preseason, but he's set to have a strong start to his 2018 campaign on Sunday when the Jaguars visit the New York Giants. The Giants allowed more fantasy points to quarterbacks than any other defense during the 2017 season. […]

Donte Moncrief Listed As Starter

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Donte Moncrief is listed as one of the team's two starting wide receivers on the team's initial depth chart ahead of the team's Week 1 game against the New York Giants. Moncrief, who joined the team as a free agent this offseason after leaving the Colts, was the fifth receiver on […]

Texans Work Out Pair Of Receivers

The Houston Texans brought in two wide receivers on Tuesday for workouts -- former Packer DeAngelo Yancey and former Seahawk Malik Turner. After cutting Braxton Miller, the Texans enter the 2018 season with Vyncint Smith as the final receiver on the roster, so it would make sense that the Texans are exploring other options. Regardless […]

Five Re-Draft Studs Who'll Be Dynasty Duds

As players get older, their value in re-draft leagues can remain high, but their value in dynasty formats starts to drop. It happens for everyone -- one day we'll be looking back on how Odell Beckham Jr. and DeAndre Hopkins aren't worth drafting in dynasty -- and it's vital that dynasty owners know when the […]

Whitney Mercilus Will Play In Opener

After a hamstring injury kept Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus out for the preseason, there were questions about his availability for the team's season-opener against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that Mercilus will be ready to suit up for the Texans in Week 1, though, providing a […]

Texans Claim Running Back Gregory Howell

The Houston Texans have claimed running back Gregory Howell off waivers from the Dolphins. Howell, who played his college ball for FAU, carried the ball 14 times for 76 yards during the preseason and caught six passes for 53 yards. He recorded a pair of touchdowns. Howell is unlikely to play a major role with […]

Bold Predictions for 2018 Fantasy Football - Justin Carter

When our lead editor, Pierre Camus, asked me to contribute to this year's bold predictions, I was extremely excited. If there's one thing I am very good at it's making bold predictions, although I'm not as good at the whole "having those predictions come true" part. I've got five bold predictions for you today. Will […]

D'Onta Foreman Placed On PUP List

Houston Texans running back D'Onta Foreman (Achilles) has been placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list and will miss the first six games of the season. While owners in dynasty leagues can still have hopes that Foreman will be the Texans running back to own for the 2019 season, 2018 is shaping up to […]

Touchdown Regression Candidates - Quarterback

Throwing a lot of touchdowns? Good! Throwing a lot of touchdowns at a rate that surpasses either your average level or the league average level? Good when it happens, but maybe not so good the next year, when you can come crashing back down to Earth. Not every quarterback is going to throw for Drew […]

Suns Acquire Ryan Anderson And De'Anthony Melton

The Phoenix Suns have acquired power forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton in a trade with the Houston Rockets. Phoenix sends Marquese Chriss and Brandon Knight to Houston. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Suns could start Anderson at the four, providing the starting unit with strong spacing to help out the team's offense […]

Rockets Trade For Brandon Knight And Marquese Chriss

The Houston Rockets have acquired guard Brandon Knight and power forward/center Marquese Chriss from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for power forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton. Knight will likely fill the role of the fourth guard for the Rockets if healthy and is coming off a season in which he averaged 11 points […]

Texans Cut Braxton Miller

The Houston Texans have cut wide receiver Braxton Miller. With six receivers vying for five spots, the team had a tough choice to make, ultimately choosing to part ways with Miller, a former college quarterback who had struggled at times to make the adjustment to wide receiver in the NFL. The Texans reportedly explored trade […]

Jaydon Mickens Makes Final Roster

According to First Coast News reporter Mike Kaye, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jaydon Mickens has made the team's final roster. After Marqise Lee's season-ending knee injury, the battle for the fifth receiver spot heated up, with Mickens beating out a host of other options due to his versatility and abilities as a return man. Mickens […]

Texans Waive Stephen Anderson

The Houston Texans have waived tight end Stephen Anderson. Anderson, a popular waiver add during the latter stages of the 2017 season after he caught five balls for 79 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, came into camp as one of the team's top tight ends, but the emergence of rookies Jordan Akins and […]

Terry Swanson Impresses In Final Preseason Game

Houston Texans rookie running back Terry Swanson had just four carries this preseason coming into Thursday's preseason finale, but the former Toledo Rocket took the lead in Houston's backfield against Dallas, carrying the ball 17 times for 69 yards and a touchdown. He added one catch for two yards as well. Swanson seeing extended action […]

Joe Webb Ends Preseason On High Note

Houston Texans quarterback Joe Webb put up efficient numbers in the team's preseason finale on Thursday as the veteran passer tries to guarantee himself a spot on the team's final roster. Webb was 11-for-18 from the field for 136 yards and added five carries for 28 yards. He didn't turn the ball over. Webb can […]

Rookie Roulette - Which First-Year RB Is #2 in Re-Draft?

Saquon Barkley will be the first running back drafted this year in re-draft leagues. There's no good faith argument I could make to convince you that some other running back deserves to be taken over Barkley, who will be a first round pick in most fantasy leagues. If you take a different rookie running back […]

Blake Bortles Tosses Pair Of Interceptions

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles went 17-for-23 for 204 yards in Saturday's preseason victory over the Atlanta Falcons, but the fifth-year passer also threw a pair of interceptions, continuing the uneven play that has marked his preseason and has plagued him throughout his NFL career. Bortles is securely set as the Jaguars starting quarterback this […]

Braxton Miller Leads Team In Targets

Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Miller pulled in three of his team-high five targets on Saturday against the Rams, finishing with 26 yards and catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Brandon Weeden. Miller lined up at multiple receiving spots during the game, showcasing his versatility and helping to ensure that he has a role on […]