The Houston Texans acquired wide receiver Christian Kirk from the Jacksonville Jaguars in early March for a 2026 7th-round pick. With Stefon Diggs leaving via free agency and Tank Dell set up to miss possibly all of the 2025 season, the Texans needed to take action for franchise quarterback C.J. Stroud. 

Since March 20th, Christian Kirk has risen on Underdog 11.7 spots in ADP from WR-56 to WR-53. This jump can be attributed to the fact that no other formidable weapons have been added to the Houston Texans either via trade or in free agency. The next spot where the Texans can bolster their offense will be the NFL Draft which will take place the weekend of April 24th. 

With Christian Kirk moving from round 10 into round 9, expect Kirk’s rise to slow down as soaring up the single digits tends to move at a slower pace. The bullish case for Christian Kirk is if he can have a fully healthy season like he did in 2022. In 2022, Kirk’s 14.2 fantasy points per game ranked No.18 making him a viable WR-2. Don’t let any of this distract you from the fact that no one has ever been cooler than Val Kilmer was in the 1995 cinematic masterpiece that was the movie Heat. 

Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)