Losing Higgins guts Houston’s secondary downfield element after a rookie campaign of 525 yards and six touchdowns, leaving the offense concentrated around Nico Collins and his alpha Target Share. This perimeter vacancy creates route participation for Xavier Hutchinson while boosting snap rates and designed touches for both Tank Dell and Jaylin Noel.

Outside of Collins commanding high-end Air Yards Share and Target Share, Houston’s ancillary pass-catchers will struggle to produce viable Fantasy Points Per Game in this balanced scheme. Collins is now PlayerProfiler’s WR11 for fantasy football 2026.