Dell suffered a scary knee injury in Saturday’s loss to the Chiefs. Texans HC DeMeco Ryans told the media Monday that Dell suffered a dislocated knee, a torn ACL, and other damage. The receiver will miss the remainder of the season. This is poor timing, as the Texans just clinched the AFC South title and a playoff berth. It is likely that Houston finishes as the No.4 seed in the AFC, but the No.3 seed is still a possibility for the Texans if they win out, the Steelers lose out and the Ravens lose one of their final two games.
The Texans should be highly motivated to beat Baltimore on Christmas day. With Dell missing, Collins ($8,300) has huge upside. In the lone game Collins has played with Dell inactive this season, Collins caught 12 of his 15 targets for 151 yards and a touchdown vs. the Jaguars, resulting in a season-high 36.1 FPTS.
The wideout led the Texans with a huge 38.5% target share in this win, including three redzone targets and two targets over 20 yards. Stefon Diggs (knee) played in this game and saw nine targets, but is now also unavailable with a knee injury. With Dell joining Diggs on the sidelines, a target share over 40% a real possibility for Collins this week.
The Ravens’ pass defense has improved after a horrible start to their season, but Collins is one of the best receivers in the league – he ranks second among all receivers in FPTS per snap this season (0.44) – and with extra volume likely coming his direction, Collins is a must-play for the Christmas day two-game NFL DFS slate on DraftKings. Additionally, backing Collins to go over his 91.5-receving yard line on the DraftKings Sportsbook is a smart move.
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