Fantasy Football Player Notes

Despite being held to three catches, Collins came through for fantasy managers. On the opening drive, he took a 51-yard reception to the house, and later scored in garbage time to finish with 85 yards and two scores on the day. The Texans have been rolling, and with their elite defense, as long as Stroud continues to play turnover-free ball, they could make a run. On offense, they rely heavily on Collins and some semblance of running game. With three straght weeks finising as the WR14 or better, Collins now faces an abysmal Raiders secondary. The only concern is that the Texans' defense will swarm the Raiders' offense. In fact, the Texans' defense could probably win this game without their offense taking a single snap. As a result, there is a world where targets are at a premium once again. However, if they need to move the chains, Collins will be the g- to target.

Since Week 7, Dalton Schultz has been the TE9 in fantasy points per game with six TE1 weekly finishes. Since Week 7, Schultz has had a 19.2% target share with 51.6 receiving yards per game, 1.60 yards per route run, and an 18.3% first-read share. In those nine games, Schultz has had six red zone targets and four deep targets with two touchdowns. Since Week 11, the Raiders have ranked 19th in yards per target and 17th in fantasy points per game allowed to tight ends. Schultz could be a TE1 again this week.

With Woody Marks expected to sit this week, Nick Chubb could easily be Houston's workhorse this week, but there's also risk that Jawhar Jordan is heavily involved, considering his production last week. Chubb isn't fully healthy and hasn't been the pinnacle of efficiency this season, with only a 7% missed tackle rate and 2.30 yards after contact per attempt. If he gets the volume and goal line work this week, he could still be a solid flex with gross RB2 upside. Since Week 11, the Raiders have allowed the seventh-most rushing yards per game, the 13th-highest rushing success rate, and the eighth-most yards after contact per attempt.

Since Week 10, Higgins has four top 36 weekly finishes among wide receivers in weekly scoring (WR22, WR35, WR23, WR26). Since Week 10, he has had a 16.1% target share with 39.7 receiving yards, 1.79 yards per route run, and a 19.1% first-read share. In those six games, Higgins has had four red zone targets and six deep targets. Higgins is a strong flex play again this week. Since Week 10, the Raiders have allowed the 11th-most PPR points per target and the 12th-highest passer rating when targeted to perimeter wide receivers.

Last week, with Nick Chubb out and Woody Marks knocked out of the game, Jawhar Jordan had a career-best game with 17 touches and 118 total yards. With Woody Marks out this week, Jordan could team with Nick Chubb to lead the Houston ground game. His workload is up in the air, though. Chubb isn't fully healthy, but the team could still lean on him if he is healthy enough to hold up to the volume. Jordan is a wild card flex play that could have big-time upside if Houston is salting the clock away or the coaching staff looks to reward Jordan for his standout effort last week with another game in the sun. Last week, Jordan put up bonkers per-touch numbers with a 6.7% explosive run rate, a 33% missed tackle rate, and 4.67 yards after contact per attempt. I don't expect him to keep up that legendary pace, but he can still be solid this week on a per-touch basis. Since Week 11, the Raiders have allowed the seventh-most rushing yards per game, the 13th-highest rushing success rate, and the eighth-most yards after contact per attempt.