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AFC SouthHOU

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Conference
AFC
Division
South
Bye week
8
Season
2026 · Preseason

The read

Fantasy Outlook

What this offence means for the players on your roster, and the calls worth making either way.

One elite receiver, a functional quarterback and a backfield nobody should start with confidence.

Buy

  • Nico Collins is an alpha target; David Montgomery a value with committee risk
  • Nico Collins' air yards per target

Fade

  • The committee backfield has no weekly starter

Roster order

Depth Chart

Ordered by role at each position. Slots outside the ranked player pool are described by their job rather than by name.

QB

Quarterback

RB

Running back

  • RB1

    Lead back

  • RB2

    Committee complement

  • RB3

    Depth

WR

Wide receiver

  • Nico CollinsWR9

    Downfield X with elite air yards

  • WR2

    Field-side Z

  • WR3

    Slot

TE

Tight end

  • TE1

    Starting tight end

  • TE2

    Blocking tight end

Who to start

Fantasy-Relevant Players

Every ranked player on this roster with positional rank, projection, matchup grade and snap share.

Full rankings

QB

1 ranked

  • C.J. StroudQB

    Play-action starter

    Rank

    QB19

    Proj

    15.6

    Matchup

    A matchup grade

    Snap %

    97%

RB

2 ranked

  • David MontgomeryRB

    Goal-line and short-yardage closer

    Rank

    RB20

    Proj

    11.6

    Matchup

    A matchup grade

    Snap %

    40%
  • Woody MarksRB

    Added from Yahoo's 2026 board — projects 5.8 fantasy points per game.

    Rank

    RB49

    Proj

    5.8

    Matchup

    B matchup grade

    Snap %

    28%

WR

3 ranked

  • Nico CollinsWR

    Downfield X with elite air yards

    Rank

    WR9

    Proj

    12.6

    Matchup

    A matchup grade

    Snap %

    90%
  • Jaylin NoelWR

    Added from Yahoo's 2026 board — projects 7.9 fantasy points per game.

    Rank

    WR54

    Proj

    7.9

    Matchup

    B matchup grade

    Snap %

    80%
  • Jayden HigginsWR

    Added from Yahoo's 2026 board — projects 7.1 fantasy points per game.

    Rank

    WR60

    Proj

    7.1

    Matchup

    B matchup grade

    Snap %

    81%

TE

1 ranked

  • Dalton SchultzTE

    Added from Yahoo's 2026 board — projects 6.8 fantasy points per game.

    Rank

    TE17

    Proj

    6.8

    Matchup

    B matchup grade

    Snap %

    66%

Availability

Injury Report

Current designations for ranked players on this roster, most severe first.

No designations listed

No Houston player in this demonstration pool currently carries an injury designation.

Results and fixtures

Schedule

The bye week is set; weekly fixtures and results populate once the season starts.

Nothing to show yet — season not started

No games have been played. The 2026 results and weekly fixtures will appear here once the season starts. This team is on a Week 8 bye.

How they play

Coaching & Tendencies

Run/pass balance, red-zone conversion and situational rates, each shown against the rest of the league.

Run / pass balance

Share of offensive plays across the completed sample, with the league position for each rate.

Run · 27thPass · 6th

Pass rate over expectation

+2.2

Passes more than game state suggests

Plays / game

62.0

Pace

28.0s

Pass att / game

36.0

Rush att / game

26.0

Situational rates

Red-zone touchdown rate

54.0%

20th of 32trips ending in a touchdown

Neutral-script pass rate

59.0%

8th of 32score within one possession

Three-receiver personnel

69.0%

7th of 32share of offensive snaps

Coaching

Play caller
Offensive coordinator
Scheme
Play-action heavy with deep dropbacks
Identity
Vertical passing, moderate pace

Air yards per attempt sit near the top of the league.

Staff are described by role rather than by name.

The numbers

Team Statistics

Per-game scoring, yardage and fantasy points allowed populate once games are played.

Nothing to show yet — season not started

There are no 2026 team statistics yet. Scoring, yardage and the fantasy points this defence allows by position will appear here once the season is underway.

Latest

Team News

Live depth-chart, practice and usage updates return with the season.

Nothing to show yet — season not started

No live team news in the offseason. Current NFL news is in the Wire Briefings; roster moves and injuries will appear here once the season starts.

Discussion

Community Threads

Posts from the sample community tagged to this club.

No threads yet

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This club page is built from demonstration data. Records, scores, depth charts, tendencies, injury designations, news notes and community posts are illustrative, not a live feed, and no club marks or player photography are used anywhere on this site.