The Texans depth chart has had a severe shakeup since last season, Christian Kirk was the early addition to that depth chart and was projected to slot into Stefon Diggs and Tank Dells slot snaps. The team ended up drafting 2 receivers on day 2 of the 2025 draft, Jayden Higgins with pick 34 and then Jaylin Noel with pick 79. While early analyst projections had Higgins lining up as WR2 alongside Nico Collins and Christian Kirk manning the slot as WR3 (and possibly sitting out on 2 wide receiver sets) the team has not affirmed those speculations at this time. 

It’s going to be tough to accurately project the Texas offense this season. The real clear winner here is C.J. Stroud going into his 3rd season, the Texans clearly made an effort to ensure their franchise QB  won’t be lacking weapons in the pass game — even adding a prolific pass catching back in Woody Marks with a 4th round draft pick. Nico Collins has been getting a ton of buzz around a top WR finish this year, and the coaching team has commented on the familiarity the Iowa State rookies have with each other being beneficial to the offense overall. Ultimately the team still has offensive line questions and there are only a limited amount of passes available to be caught in any given game. Collins won’t be able to command the majority of those targets and rookie hype often overestimates first year receiver production. What we don’t have…is enough talk about Kirk’s value as a late round pick in 2025, especially in Best Ball formats. 

Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)