Overview
- Collins suffered the hamstring in Wednesday practice and was a limited participant before missing Thursday and Friday sessions, with the Texans officially ruling him out for Week 2 against the Bengals.
- Team doctors and beat reporters characterize the injury as a likely Grade 1 hamstring strain, which typically needs one to three weeks to heal and usually avoids a four-game injured reserve stint.
- Houston is not expected to place Collins on injured reserve at this time, but his 2024 hamstring history and the team’s cautious approach leave open the possibility of a multi-week absence.
- The Texans will redistribute targets to Jaylin Noel, Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte while increasing Dalton Schultz’s role and leaning more on the run game with David Montgomery.
- Collins led Houston in Week 1 with 10 targets, seven catches, 75 yards and a touchdown, so his absence immediately raises game-plan questions and boosts Schultz’s fantasy value for Week 2.