It’s an incredibly tough break for both Diggs himself and the Texans offense as a whole, especially considering that both sides of this offseason’s trade deal were reaping the benefits of Houston’s acquisition of the star pass catcher. Seeing as it’s an ACL injury, he’ll assuredly be out for the rest of the year and can safely be dropped in redraft formats. As for his dynasty value, it’s only fair to categorize it at this time as ‘in flux’ with Diggs signing what’s essentially a one-year deal with the team. He’s set to hit free agency this offseason and will likely be with a new team coming off his ACL tear at 32 years old – which isn’t exactly a good look. In the meantime, it’ll be up to Tank Dell and a host of backup WRs to get the job done in Week 9 for C.J. Stroud as Houston’s top pass catchers against the Jets. With little to no elite target competition, Dell will likely rank as a WR2 play this week. However, once Collins returns, fantasy managers should expect him to get back to dominating the target share for the Texans. QB C.J. Stroud obviously takes a hit without his reliable No. 2 in the passing game, though we saw Houston more than get things done last year with the two-headed monster of Collins and Dell before. However, with Joe Mixon just running wild this season, Houston very well may look to rely on the run game as long as they need to before returning Collins to the lineup.
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