The Houston Texans’ strategy for 2020 roster construction is to have layers of productive players, not just one player at a position who is the best in the NFL.
That is how DeAndre Hopkins goes to the Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Deshaun Watson now has receivers Brandin Cooks, Randall Cobb, Kenny Stills, and Will Fuller to choose from.
Coach and general manager Bill O’Brien’s strategy may prove efficacious: give Watson a variety of weapons let him pick apart defenses. However, O’Brien’s strategy of diversity in the passing game makes Texans wideouts dubious acquisitions in fantasy football.
NFL.com fantasy expert Michael Fabiano tackled the problem.
The biggest question: Who will absorb most of the 150 targets Nuk left behind? Cooks is the first name that comes to mind, but he’s been anything but durable in recent seasons. Unfortunately, you can say the same thing about Cobb, Will Fuller and Keke Coutee, so none of Houston’s top wideouts come with guarantees. At this point, I’d consider Cooks a WR3 with Fuller a WR4 and Cobb a WR4/WR5.
Watson will be the top haul from the Texans’ offense. However, his receiving corps may be waiver wire type of players.