Team news: Houston Texans

DeMeco Ryans says WR Tank Dell tore his ACL along with dislocating his knee.

No surprises here as it was a terrible injury to watch during the game. While he's obviously out for the season, the bigger question is what will his status be for 2025. It's a huge question mark at this point given the seriousness of the injury. Even if Dell is able to play next season, he may take a while to get back to 100%.

Texans WR Tank Dell suffered a dislocated kneecap during Saturday’s game against the Chiefs.

The injury occurred as Dell landed after catching his touchdown pass in the third quarter. Dell was carted off and eventually went to the hospital, where he will stay overnight. The extent of the injury or any other injury is still to be determined. Texans players were overcome with emotion following the injury to their teammate. Dell’s status for training camp and the start of the 2025 season is up in the air.

Texans WR Tank Dell was carted off the field Saturday after a bad knee injury.

Dell had just scored a touchdown but the way he landed caused the injury. NBC isn’t even showing certain angles because of how bad the injury looks to be. Dell’s leg was immobilized. Dell’s rookie season was ended prematurely due to a broken leg. Very unfortunate news for the young wide receiver.

'Joe came out fine, Joe will be fine,' Texans coach DeMeco Ryans on Joe Mixon.

Good news for owners. As the post said, Mixon got his ankle checked in Week 15 action, but was able to finish the game. It will be worth monitoring his practice week, but he seems like he should be good for Week 16, which is a Saturday game against the Chiefs.

After missing Houston’s past five games due to a hamstring injury, Texans WR Nico Collins is considered a full go for tonight’s game vs. the Cowboys.

Schefter added there are no playing time restrictions for Collins as he heads into the game. It's a great matchup against Cowboys too. It looks like he'll be safe to start in fantasy lineups for those who took the chance and waited for him this week.

Texans WR Nico Collins is good to go for Week 11 against the Cowboys.

Collins got in two days of full practice Friday and Saturday and does not have an injury designation for Monday. He was activated from injured reserve last week but was held out for one more game. He’ll make his return for his first game since injuring his hamstring back in Week 5. Collins was leading the league in receiving before his injury so expect he and C.J. Stroud to pick up right where they left off. Collins should be back in WR1 (top-12) territory.

On Tuesday, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans was asked about the decision to keep Nico Collins on the bench. He said, via multiple reporters, that Collins did not suffer a setback with his injury and the team simply made a game-time decision to leave him in street clothes.

The Texans activated Collins from injured reserve last Saturday, much to the excitement of his fantasy owners. The story said it was a surprise that the team went ahead with activating Collins, who had missed four games with a hamstring injury, without playing him because he could have remained on injured reserve and practiced with the team for another two weeks before nearing the end of the window to bring him back to the 53-man roster. The hope is Collins is back for Week 11, but it's a Monday night game at Dallas, so owners will have to look to get some good news later this week, or have a backup plan heading into Monday night if he's a game-time call.

Texans WR Nico Collins is inactive for Sunday night against the Lions.

Collins was activated from injured reserve Saturday but was still considered a game-time decision. It looks like the Texans will give him one more week of rest. Tank Dell becomes a solid WR2 as the top option for C.J. Stroud but also continue to expect a heavy dose of Joe Mixon.

Texans WR Nico Collins (hamstring) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Collins had been out since injuring his hamstring in Week 4. His return Sunday against the Lions is a huge boost to an offense that also lost wide receiver Stefon Diggs for the season. Collins was leading the league in receiving before his injury. Expect the connection between he and C.J. Stroud to pick up right where it left off Sunday.

Texans WR Nico Collins, who just returned to practice today after missing a month with a hamstring injury, is listed as questionable for Sunday night vs. the Lions.

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Collins has missed multiple weeks, but it would be pretty tough to keep him out of lineups if he suits up. Head into Sunday with the assumption that he should be considered a WR3.