C.J. Stroud is essential to the Houston Texans success, and weapons like veteran wide receiver Christian Kirk will help maximize him.

Daniel Dopp calls Nico Collins the "alpha wide receiver" for the Texans, which makes him a solid WR1 for fantasy managers.

Even though the defense continues to impress, the Houston Texans are finding the right identity ahead of their Week 1 matchup.

When Collins does return, he will re-take his spot at the top of the Texans depth chart. In five games this year, Collins had 32 catches for 567 yards and three touchdowns, and he is one of the ...

The Athletic fantasy football crew share their spiciest hot takes for the coming season, including multiple (and diverging) opinions on JSN.

Nico Collins and C.J. Stroud are back like they never left, finding the end zone for an early Houston Texans' lead.

This offseason, Collins said, he worked a lot on his footwork and with his hands. As a bigger-bodied receiver at 6-foot-4 and 223 pounds, he watched film of players like Jones, Larry Fitzgerald ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.