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Buy WR Nico Collins, HOU The ineligible man downfield penalty felt around the fantasy football world instantly threw a wet towel on Nico...
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Upper Hand Staff
Nov 61 min read
Nico Collins, Adam Thielen Miss Practice Wednesday with Hamstring Injuries
Collins is still working his way back from a stint on IR thanks to his hamstring injury, while Thielen has had his practice window opened...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 71 min read
Nico Collins 'Week to Week' with Hamstring Injury
Well, at least the Texans are being up front about his status – even if it’s not the news we want to hear. Just hours after being...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 51 min read
Nico Collins Exits Week 5 with Hamstring Injury, Does Not Return
In true Nico Collins fashion, he was able to leave fantasy managers with a more than serviceable performance before exiting the game for...
Upper Hand Staff
Aug 3111 min read
2024 Fantasy Football "My Guys"
For whatever reason, everyone has a handful of players that they just have to have when walking away from their fantasy football draft....
Tyler Alexander
Aug 189 min read
What We Learned From 2024 Preseason Week 2
Typically we get the starters for a large portion of the first half in most games in the 2nd week of the preseason as a sort of 'dress...
Faraz Siddiqi
Aug 123 min read
Faraz's 2024 Preseason Week 1 Takeaways
Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs were the Texans’ two WRs in – you guessed it – their 2-WR sets. Tank Dell was on the field for 3-WR sets,...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jul 12 min read
Three WR2s (or better) in Houston for 2024?
CJ Stroud had an amazing rookie year, and he’s one of the most sought after quarterbacks in drafts at this point. That’s for good reason...
Upper Hand Staff
May 301 min read
Texans, Nico Collins Land on 3-Year, $72M Extension
If there was any question about who the Texans viewed as C.J. Stroud’s number one receiver going into 2024 (and trust us, there are...
Faraz Siddiqi
Apr 42 min read
Fantasy Fallout From the Stefon Diggs Trade
Diggs is not the same WR he was a couple of years ago – this was made clear by his struggles down the stretch last season (12.9 PPR...
Faraz Siddiqi
Feb 133 min read
Nine 2023 Playoff Takeaways
1. The Ravens need a RB When three RBs split rushing work in an AFC Divisional game, and then combine for only 6 attempts in the AFC...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Nico Collins Slated to Return from Calf Injury
That’s the good news. The bad news: Houston faces a stifling Browns defense on Sunday and enters the game with Case Keenum, not C.J....
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Texans Injury Plague Continues as Stroud, Collins Exit Week 14 vs Jets
The hits just keep on coming for the Texans' offense. After losing Tank Dell last week for the season to a broken fibula, Nico Collins...
Faraz Siddiqi
Nov 27, 20233 min read
Faraz's Week 12 Takeaways
The Texans remain the talk of the town CJ Stroud had another huge fantasy day - what a rookie year this kid is having. 47 yards rushing...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 11, 20231 min read
Nico Collins Ruled Out for Week 10 vs Bengals
With Collins out, expect WRs Tank Dell and Noah Brown – who led all of Houston’s pass catchers in scoring last week even with Collins in...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 10, 20231 min read
Nico Collins Not Spotted in Media Portion of Practice on Wednesday or Thursday
Collins was listed as limited on Wednesday’s practice report with a calf injury, so it doesn’t seem like he was truly a DNP as the...
Zach Rizzuto
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Week 6's Best & Worst Matchups
Matchups to Target: Drake London vs. Commanders Commanders: allowing the 2nd-most fantasy points to perimeter wide receivers this season...
Faraz Siddiqi
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Faraz's Week 4 Takeaways
Jaguars WR Room Breakdown Calvin Ridley had 2 targets in this game - luckily one of them was a TD but it was on a broken play - he did...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Matchups to Target/Avoid in Week 2
Nico Collins (WR - Houston Texans) vs Indianapolis Colts Nico Collins is going up against the Colts, and we saw the Jaguars passing game...
Faraz Siddiqi
Sep 4, 20232 min read
3 Targets Outside the Top 100 Picks
TE Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - 117.0 (10th Round) Rookie TEs usually don't make a big impact, but the word is that Kincaid doesn't...
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