Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell won’t be on the field Sunday in London.
Dell, who opened his practice window earlier this month while coming back from the knee injury he suffered in the 2024 season, was a full participant in practice this week. That pointed in the right direction, but the Texans still ruled him out for the matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he did not travel with the team.
#Texans WR Tank Dell (knee), RB David Montgomery (groin) and S Jalen Pitre (shoulder) will not travel with the team to London and have been ruled out vs the #Jaguars.
Dell is still one week away from being ready to return to action. Houston’s move this week to acquire former top-five pick Marvin Harrison Jr. from Arizona also makes his eventual role a little less clear. When Dell does get back, the Texans may not need to lean on him the same way they did before.
He has been a productive piece when healthy. In 25 NFL games, Dell has 98 catches for 1,376 yards and 10 touchdowns, and his chemistry with C.J. Stroud has already been a real part of this offense.
For this week, though, the focus shifts to Nico Collins and the rest of the Houston passing game. Collins has scored in two of his three appearances this season and has found the end zone three times overall. Stroud has thrown his way 25 times, with Collins turning those looks into 19 catches for 249 yards.
The matchup gives Houston a chance to attack through the air. Jacksonville has allowed just four passing touchdowns in 2026, but it has also given up the third-most passing yards in the league and sits outside the top 20 in yards per play allowed.
That makes Collins an appealing scoring option in Week 6, especially with Houston already missing multiple playmakers. He’s worth a look at +165.
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