Overview
- The Texans officially ruled Collins out for Sunday’s Week 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals after he failed to practice late in the week.
- Team doctors say Collins suffered a likely Grade 1 hamstring strain that is not believed to be serious and typically heals in one to three weeks.
- The injury occurred during Wednesday practice and Collins was a non‑participant in Thursday and Friday sessions before the Week 2 ruling.
- Houston will shift targets to Jaylin Noel and Xavier Hutchinson while increasing snaps for Dalton Schultz and giving a larger rushing and receiving role to David Montgomery and Woody Marks.
- Collins’s history of previous hamstring absences raises the risk his time out could extend beyond the short timeline, a development that already moved fantasy values and betting lines.