Team news: Houston Texans

Aaron Reiss of The Athletic reports that the Packers are exploring the possibility of trading for Texans wide receiver Will Fuller.

Well this would be interesting. The Packers were widely criticized for failing to add any wide receivers to their offense during the offseason, but pairing Fuller with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams would grab headlines for real and fantasy football. The report notes that a deal is not imminent but Fuller managers should monitor the news for a potential move before the deadline.

Texans interim head coach Romeo Crennel told reporters Friday that TE Jordan Akins is not ready to return from his ankle injury. "We are working with him and he's working to get back. He's not quite ready to get back yet," said Crennel.

Related Player: Darren Fells

Safe to say Akins is out for Week 7. It will be interesting to see how Akins fits into the offense when he returns since Darren Fells has been very productive in his stead. After a promising start to his 2020 season, Akins has a steep hill to climb to show he is fantasy-relevant in his return.

Texans interim head coach Romeo Crennel said TE Jordan Akins is improving and will be a game-time decision, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Akins has been the best tight end in Houston and was fighting for consistent targets before a bad hit put him in the concussion protocol. Akins is a TE2 if healthy, but another week off appears to be in the plans.

On 11 first-down carries, David Johnson's first-down success rate — a measure of how often a player gains at least 40 percent of the yards needed to either move the chains or score in a goal-to-go situation — was just 45.5 percent.

For context, Johnson’s 42.5 percent first-down success rate on the season ranks 18th out of 20 running backs with at least 60 carries. So although Johnson was better against the Jaguars, he still left a lot to be desired.

Johnson had a 29-yard run on the final drive of the game when the contest was already over. Johnson finished with 17 carries for 97 yards but was over thrown on a ball in the end zone that could have been a touchdown.