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J.J. Watt - DL

Houston Texans

The Texans' defense ranked last in the league in 2019 in the redzone, allowing a touchdown to be scored on 71.4% of opposing drives entering that area of the field.

Added Jun 22 10:13 am (EST)

The Houston Chronicle

Only 6.1% of opposing drives that ended in the redzone resulted in no points during the Texans' season. This likely was a main decision in promoting Anthony Weaver to defensive coordinator, as his defensive line unit has arguably been the team's best defensive group for multiple seasons. Above all, the personnel has to be stable - J.J. Watt missing half the season, picking up corners mid-week who immediately start on Sunday, etc. Perhaps the defensive selections of DT Ross Blacklock, CB John Reid and EDGE Jonathan Greenard in rounds 2-4 can stabilize the unit.

Added Jun 22 10:13 am (EST)

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TEAM Ranks

OFFENSE

Overall
12
Passing
14
Rushing
9

DEFENSE / ST

Overall
28
Passing
29
Rushing
25

AFC South Standings

W	L	PF	PA
10	6	378	385
9	7	402	331
7	9	361	373
6	10	300	397

INJURY REPORT FOR HOUSTON TEXANS

There is no fantasy relevant injury information available at this time.

SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Week	Date	Time	Opp	D Rank	Pass D Rk	Rush D Rk	Result	Record
1	Mon, 9/9	7:10 pm	at	11	21	4	L, 28-30	0-1
2	Sun, 9/15	1:00 pm		26	15	28	W, 13-12	1-1
3	Sun, 9/22	4:25 pm	at	13	22	7	W, 27-20	2-1
4	Sun, 9/29	1:00 pm		25	12	29	L, 10-16	2-2
5	Sun, 10/6	1:00 pm		17	20	16	W, 53-32	3-2
6	Sun, 10/13	1:00 pm	at	19	10	26	W, 31-24	4-2
7	Sun, 10/20	1:00 pm	at	14	23	8	L, 23-30	4-3
8	Sun, 10/27	4:25 pm		18	25	9	W, 27-24	5-3
9	Sun, 11/3	9:30 am	at	26	15	28	W, 26-3	6-3
10	Bye Week
11	Sun, 11/17	1:00 pm	at	3	5	5	L, 7-41	6-4
12	Thu, 11/21	8:20 pm		14	23	8	W, 20-17	7-4
13	Sun, 12/1	8:20 pm		1	2	6	W, 28-22	8-4
14	Sun, 12/8	1:00 pm		10	8	17	L, 24-38	8-5
15	Sun, 12/15	1:00 pm	at	21	26	13	W, 24-21	9-5
16	Sat, 12/21	1:00 pm	at	16	30	1	W, 23-20	10-5
17	Sun, 12/29	4:25 pm		21	26	13	L, 14-35	10-6

DEPTH CHART HOU

Right WR

Slot WR

Left WR

B. Cooks

S. Mitchell

R. Cobb

K. Stills

K. Coutee

D. Watson

A. McCarron

A. McGough

D. Johnson

T. Jones

B. Howell

D. Fells

J. Thomas

J. Akins

W. Fuller

D. Carter

2019 STATS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Snaps	Comp	Att	Yds	Yds>40	Yds>20	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Deshaun Watson	HOU	1016	333	495	3852	8	39	26	12	413	7
AJ McCarron	HOU	69	21	37	225	0	4	0	1	39	1

Running back

Player	Tm	Snaps	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Yds/C	Ru>40	Ru>20	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Duke Johnson	HOU	522	83	410	2	4.9	1	3	62	44	410	3
David Johnson	HOU	433	94	345	2	3.7	0	0	47	36	370	4
Buddy Howell	HOU	29	5	10	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	Rec>20	Rec>40	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD
Randall Cobb	HOU	722	83	55	828	3	14	1	3	11	0
Will Fuller	HOU	576	71	49	670	3	10	6	0	0	0
Brandin Cooks	HOU	715	72	42	583	2	10	1	6	52	0
Kenny Stills	HOU	597	55	40	561	4	9	2	0	0	0
Keke Coutee	HOU	330	36	22	254	0	4	1	2	14	1
DeAndre Carter	HOU	195	14	11	162	0	4	1	0	0	0
Steven Mitchell	HOU	76	6	2	37	0	1	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	Rec>20	Rec>40
Jordan Akins	HOU	668	55	36	418	2	3	1
Darren Fells	HOU	751	48	34	341	7	2	0
Jordan Thomas	HOU	38	3	1	8	0	1	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	FGA	FGM	FGM10-19	FGM20-29	FGM30-39	FGM40-49	FGM50+	XP
Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	25	20	0	5	8	4	3	40

Linebacker

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Zach Cunningham	HOU	107	30	2	0	2	2
Benardrick McKinney	HOU	72	29	1	1	2	3
Whitney Mercilus	HOU	38	10	8	4	1	2
Brennan Scarlett	HOU	37	11	4	2	0	1
Tyrell Adams	HOU	11	2	0	1	0	0
Peter Kalambayi	HOU	8	2	0	0	0	0
Dylan Cole	HOU	6	2	0	0	1	1
Jacob Martin	HOU	6	5	4	1	0	0

Defensive Back

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def	DST TDs
Justin Reid	HOU	66	12	0	0	1	5	0
Jahleel Addae	HOU	37	5	0	0	0	3	0
Vernon Hargreaves	HOU	37	3	0	0	1	4	1
Bradley Roby	HOU	36	2	1	1	0	8	1
Lonnie Johnson	HOU	34	4	0	0	0	7	0
Michael Thomas	HOU	31	9	0	0	0	3	0
Jaylen Watkins	HOU	21	5	0	0	0	1	0
Gareon Conley	HOU	19	4	0	0	0	2	0
Eric Murray	HOU	17	6	1	0	0	1	0
Phillip Gaines	HOU	10	1	0	0	0	2	0
Keion Crossen	HOU	7	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cornell Armstrong	HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Adams	HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. Moore	HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Carlos Watkins	HOU	19	4	1	0	1	1
J.J. Watt	HOU	16	8	4	1	2	3
Angelo Blackson	HOU	16	4	0	0	0	0
Charles Omenihu	HOU	9	4	3	2	0	2
Tim Jernigan	HOU	8	2	2	0	0	0
Eddie Vanderdoes	HOU	6	2	0	0	0	0

2020 PROJECTIONS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Pos	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Deshaun Watson	HOU	QB	590	387	66	4326	26	11	326	5
AJ McCarron	HOU	QB	12	7	59	88	1	0	0	0
Alex McGough	HOU	QB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Pos	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
David Johnson	HOU	RB	265	965	8	43	378	3
Duke Johnson	HOU	RB	91	441	3	35	289	2
Buddy Howell	HOU	RB	22	58	0	0	0	0
Karan Higdon	HOU	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cullen Gillaspia	HOU	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR	78	991	5	5
Will Fuller	HOU	WR	57	806	6	6
Randall Cobb	HOU	WR	57	650	3	3
Kenny Stills	HOU	WR	47	616	2	2
Keke Coutee	HOU	WR	12	111	1	1
DeAndre Carter	HOU	WR	9	94	0	0
Steven Mitchell	HOU	WR	0	0	0	0
Isaac Whitney	HOU	WR	0	0	0	0
Chad Hansen	HOU	WR	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Coulter	HOU	WR	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Darren Fells	HOU	TE	35	303	4	4
Jordan Akins	HOU	TE	12	118	1	1
Jordan Thomas	HOU	TE	8	60	1	1
Kahale Warring	HOU	TE	0	0	0	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	Pos	FGA	FGM	FG20-29	FG30-39	FG40-49	FG50+	XP
Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	K	26	22	6	7	6	2	41

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2020 NFL Draft Guide: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet

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2020 NFL Draft Guide: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet

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M. Harrison - LB

BAL

Ravens signed third-round LB Malik Harrison to a four-year contract.

Harrison (6’3/247) was a two-year starting linebacker at Ohio State who earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior. Especially for someone of his size, he showed above-average straight-line athleticism, particularly in zone coverage where he could run and chase. In man coverage, his sub-par agility was occasionally exposed, so he may be scheme-dependent in the NFL. He’s a physical player with nice vision against the run. He led the Buckeyes in tackles and was used as a spy. Harrison’s 72nd percentile Adjusted SPARQ athleticism and above-average production (75 tackles, 16.5 TFLs) are enough to bet on him as an NFL starter who will be at his best in zone and against the run. Harrison and first-rounder Patrick Queen could easily start Week 1 inside for the Ravens.

Added 5:38 pm (EST)

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R. Gregory - DL

DAL

Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Clarence Hill reports the Cowboys have "all but given up hope" that suspended DE Randy Gregory will be reinstated.

Gregory missed all of the 2019 season due to off-the-field penalties, and he may not get another chance to make it back into the NFL. He applied for reinstatement in March, but there hasn't been any indication that Roger Goodell will clear Gregory. Goodell, of course, has much bigger problems on his plate right now. If Gregory is reinstated, he'll be an asset to a depleted Cowboys defense. They just don't appear to be expecting him back.

Added 5:09 pm (EST)

Star-Telegram.com

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G. Olsen - TE

SEA

NY Post's Andrew Marchand reports Greg Olsen signed with Fox Sports to be their No. 2 NFL analyst when he retires.

Olsen has been fantastic in his limited broadcasting appearances, so this doesn't come as a surprise. This signing will not affect his 2020 outlook at all, but this very well could be his final season in the league. Olsen will be making just about as much in the booth as he'd be making as a 35-year-old tight end next year. For fantasy this season, Olsen slides into the TE2/3 conversation as a low-volume target who will be touchdown-dependent.

Added 4:12 pm (EST)

Andrew Marchand on Twitter

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N. Stanley - QB

MIN

Vikings signed seventh-round QB Nate Stanley to a four-year contract.

He's the first Vikings rookie to sign a contract. Stanley (6'4/235) made 39 consecutive starts in Iowa's I-formation offense, finishing with a 27-12 record as only the second three-year captain in school history. The Hawkeyes' offense relies on quick throws and intelligent opportunities downfield, but Stanley's career average depth of completion (6.4) emphasizes his reluctance to take shots. Having said that, tight windows don’t intimidate him, and his concentration inexplicably increased on third and fourth downs (70-for-121, 57.9 percent). With a spotty track record of overthrowing his teammates by 15-plus yards at times, Stanley projects as a late-round developmental project whose ceiling is that of a career backup's. The current No. 2 quarterback for the Vikings is Sean Mannion, so Stanley has a chance.

Added 3:10 pm (EST)

Vikings on Twitter

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D. Prescott - QB

DAL

ESPN's Todd Archer reports there are "no talks scheduled" between franchise player Dak Prescott and the Cowboys ahead of Wednesday's deadline to reach a long-term contract.

NFL Network's Jane Slater reported something similar Monday morning, saying there wasn't much optimism a long-term deal would be reached ahead of Wednesday's deadline. Prescott already signed his franchise tender, locking him into $31.409 million for this season. At worst, the tag would again be available to the Cowboys next offseason, but that would certainly strain things between the two sides. Prescott seems content playing out the one-year tag and betting on himself before a monster payday next March.

Added 2:55 pm (EST)

ESPN

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J. Reed - TE

WAS

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports three teams have expressed interest in free agent Jordan Reed.

The identity of those teams isn't known, and this sounds a bit agent-driven. Still, Reed has no plans to hang up his cleats despite a lengthy, concerning concussion history. He visited Seattle back in March, but the Seahawks signed Greg Olsen and drafted Colby Parkinson to go with Jacob Hollister and Will Dissly. The Rams also reportedly "spoke" with Reed, but they drafted Brycen Hopkins behind Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett. We'd guess both NFC West clubs are out on 30-year-old Reed.

Added 2:25 pm (EST)

Ian Rapoport on Twitter

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L. Williams - DL

NYG

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Giants DT Leonard Williams will play out the season on the franchise tag.

Williams certainly hasn't earned a big second contract with his play to this point. As RapSheet points out, the "hope" is Williams excels in new DC Patrick Graham's Patriots-style system and the sides revisit multi-year discussions next offseason. GM Dave Gettleman pretty much had no choice but to tag Williams after trading a pair of picks for him. The former No. 6 overall pick had a measly 0.5 sacks last season with the Jets and Giants and has just 17.5 to his name across five seasons. Williams was Pro Football Focus' No. 51 interior lineman last year.

Added 12:51 pm (EST)

Ian Rapoport on Twitter

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D. Freeman - RB

Devonta Freeman's agent, Kristin Campbell, terminated their relationship.

Campbell was responsible for negotiating Freeman's five-year, $41.25 million extension with the Falcons in 2017. She failed to give a reason, but odds are she was unhappy her client turned down an offer from the Seahawks without consulting her back in May. The Jets, Eagles, Buccaneers, and Jaguars have also shown interest in the 28-year-old free agent this offseason, though none have reportedly extended a contract to this point. Freeman will likely be out a job until facilities re-open across the nation.

Added Yesterday 10:35 pm (EST)

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