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Texans QB C.J. Stroud is officially out for Week 15 against the Titans with a concussion.

Stroud did not travel with the team to Nashville. The Texans will roll with Case Keenum at quarterback against the Titans. Stroud did not practice all week and has not cleared protocol. The Texans are hurting on offense. The good news is they’re getting TE Dalton Schultz back but Nico Collins is questionable and Tank Dell is out for the season. The last two weeks were very rough for the Texans.

Texans C.J. Stroud, Nico Collins, Will Anderson Jr., Tavierre Thomas, Blake Cashman, and George Fant not practicing and not playing Sunday against the Titans.

Related Players: Davis Mills, Noah Brown, Robert Woods, Dalton Schultz, Xavier Hutchinson

Collins will be missing Week 15, which further puts a damper on what has been an exciting offense. Dalton Schultz should be considered a must-start tight end if he returns to action with a thinning wide receiver room.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel tells reporters that WR Tyreek Hill won't practice today on his ankle injury and is considered questionable. He hasn't practiced all week.

Related Players: Jaylen Waddle, Braxton Berrios, Durham Smythe, Cedrick Wilson

The ball was spread out a little more in Week 14, with Hill coming off and on the field, but not enough to make the tertiary options behind Jaylen Waddle usable. This would obviously be a terrible time for Tyreek to miss, with so many of us depending on him in the fantasy playoffs, but hope isn't lost yet.

No Nico Collins or Will Anderson at Texans practice. Three key players, including C.J. Stroud, are not at practice.

Related Players: Noah Brown, Robert Woods, Dalton Schultz, Xavier Hutchinson

Collins looks like he's trending towards missing Week 15, which further puts a damper on what has been an exciting offense. Dalton Schultz should be considered a must-start tight end if he returns to action with a thinning wide receiver room.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud remains in NFL concussion protocol and not practicing.

Related Players: Davis Mills

This increases the chances that Davis Mills will be starting for the Texans in Week 15, which limits the ceiling of all of the team's healthy position players. Mills himself should be kept out of fantasy lineups.

Texans tight end Dalton Schultz is trending toward returning Sunday after missing the past two games with a strained hamstring.

Related Players: Brevin Jordan

There were whispers that Schultz could lead the Texans in receiving this year, before we realized that C.J. Stroud would turn his receiving room into superstars. Now, with so many injuries in the WR room, it doesn't seem as farfetched for the veteran tight end to lead the way through the rest of the year. If he's cleared before Sunday, he should be considered a locked-in TE1.

Texans QB C.J. Stroud is in the league's concussion protocol.

Related players: Davis Mills

As Rapoport said, there's a real chance in a must-win game for the Texans, they may have to turn to Mills to start at QB. Stroud took a rough hit where the back of his head hit the turf. The good news is, it would be a favorable matchup against a Titans defense that can be vulnerable to the pass should Mills have to play, and you need his services. The trend this year has been players missing a week of action after entering protocol, but like Rapoport added, every player recovers differently. Obviously Stroud's status will need to be monitored this week. The Texans and Titans do play an early game on Sunday so Stroud owners will have some time to adjust, but there are also four games taking place before Sunday, so start making backup plans now.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is in the concussion protocol.

The news was shared by head coach DeMeco Ryans following Sunday's 30-6 loss to the Jets. Stroud's head hit the MetLife Stadium turf very hard in the fourth quarter. Davis Mills replaced him. Ryans said Stroud will be evaluated throughout the week. Houston visits Tennessee next week and, all of a sudden, is very banged up on offense. Tank Dell was already out with a broken leg, Dalton Schultz didn't play because of a hamstring injury, Noah Brown was questionable entering the game and Nico Collins left with a calf injury. It was a fun season for the Texans, but the injuries may be starting to pile up and be too much to overcome, especially if Stroud has to miss time.

Texans tight end Dalton Schultz didn't practice again due to hamstring injury and is expected to miss Sunday's road game against Jets with Brevin Jordan set to start again after career-high for receiving yards in win over Broncos.

With Tank Dell going down early during a goal-line QB sneak last week, Brevin Jordan got even more run than he may have. He was targeted down the field on a few occasions, finishing with a 3-64-0 line on five targets. Jordan should be in streaming considerations for deep leagues.

Jaguars placed WR Christian Kirk on the injured reserve list due to his core injury. He’s out a minimum of four weeks.

Related Players: Calvin Ridley, Zay Jones, Evan Engram, Parker Washington

Every piece of the receiving corp seemed to get an increase in usage after Kirk sadly went down after only one route (a catch for 26 yards) on Monday Night Football. Ridley continued to be mostly ineffectual with his usage, while tight end Evan Engram and rookie Parker Washington made the most of their opportunities.
Depending on QB Trevor Lawrence's availability in the upcoming weeks, the tertiary pieces of this offense could continue to shine.