Team news: Houston Texans

Trade! The Texans are sending RB Cam Akers to the Vikings, sources say.

Related players: Aaron Jones, Ty Chandler, Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale

Houston gets a 2026 conditional sixth-round pick in exchange for Akers and a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick. Of course, it’s a reunion for Akers and Minnesota, which also traded for him last season, the story pointed out. The worry now is maybe Jones, who was injured (hip) before the Vikings bye week, isn't fully healthy just yet, despite being able to practice so far this week. However, the Vikings, who sit at 5-0 so far this season, may just want more RB depth behind Jones and Chandler. As for the Texans, Mixon and Pierce look to be healthy again, and with the emergence of Ogunbowale over the last couple of weeks, Akers became expendable.

Beautiful day for football .

RB Joe Mixon is practicing for the second consecutive day. Another positive step in the right direction for Sunday.

Related Players: Cam Akers, Dare Ogunbowale, Dameon Pierce

Mixon was on a tear before an ankle injury sidelined him in Week 2, and should he return fully healthy this week, it's hard to keep him out of RB1 territory. The rest of the backfield would turn into huge desperation plays in deep leagues.

Texans RB Joe Mixon is practicing today. He’s back.

Related Players: Cam Akers, Dare Ogunbowale, Dameon Pierce

This is nothing concrete yet —we'll know more after Friday's practice— but it's certainly a good sign. If he's a full go for Week 6 it makes the rest of the backfield an afterthought while Mixon would be a high-end RB2 (at least) once again.

The Texans have placed WR Nico Collins, the NFL's leading receiver on Injured Reserve. He's out four games.

Related Players: Stefon Diggs, Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, Dalton Schultz

Hutchinson came in and basically played Collins' role for the rest of Week 5, but he is obviously not going to demand the same type of target share. He can be added in deeper leagues, but we expect Diggs, Dell, and Schultz to take a majority of the extra usage.

Texans now have changed Nico Collins’ injury designation from “day to day” to “week to week.”

We reported earlier today that Collins was listed as day to day, which was a much better sign for his Week 6 status. However the week to week status makes more sense, as far as hamstring injuries go. This designation is likely going to make it tougher for Collins to play in Week 6.

Texans now consider WR Nico Collins “day to day” with the hamstring injury he suffered during Sunday’s win over the Bills.

This seems like good news for his status for Week 6, and day to day seems like it at least gives him a shot to suit up for what is an early afternoon game at New England. Practice reports later this week should give us a better idea.

Texans RB Joe Mixon, who missed both practices thus far this week, is not expected to play Sunday. That means the duo of Cam Akers (4.1 yards per rush) and Dare Ogunbowale (game-winning TD) once again.

It seemed as if Mixon was trending toward playing in Week 5, but he and Dameon Pierce look like they're out. In that case, we're lining up for another Akers week, which would put him in the RB2 radar against a Bills defense that has been gashed by the run through the first month of the season.

Texans RB Joe Mixon did not practice again today due to his sprained ankle.

Related Players: Dare Ogunbowale, Dameon Pierce, Cam Akers

It seemed as if Mixon was trending toward playing in Week 5, but he and Pierce still look like they'll be questionable. In that case, we're lining up for another Akers week, which would put him in the RB2 radar against a Bills defense that has been gashed by the run through the first month of the season.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans says RB Joe Mixon and WR Tank Dell will be 'day-to-day' this week.

"We'll see this week with a week of practice."

Other reports have said the Texans expect Dell to play in Week 5 while Mixon at least seems to be trending in the right direction. Mixon is dealing with an ankle injury while Dell is dealing with a chest injury. The Texans host the Bills in Week 5 in what is an earlier Sunday game.

Nico Collins who was limited in practices with a hamstring says he “good to go.”

Related Players: Stefon Diggs, Xavier Hutchinson, Robert Woods, Dalton Schultz

Collins is the overall WR6 as he continues to prove that the addition of Diggs does not cap his potential as a top-10 fantasy option. With Tank Dell missing this matchup, Collins has a floor-and-ceiling combination that locks him into any and all lineups.