Nico Collins (hamstring) isn’t expected to play in Week 2 against Cincinnati, which is a big loss for the Texans and Fantasy managers. With Collins out, someone will benefit in Houston, but there is no clear-cut replacement to target off the waiver wire. That said, there is sleeper appeal for Dalton Schultz, Xavier Hutchinson, Kayshon Boutte and Jaylin Noel — if you guess right.

I like Schultz the best among Houston’s pass catchers without Collins. Schultz just had eight targets in Week 1 against Buffalo, but he only finished with four catches for 35 yards. He should once again be heavily involved in Week 2 against the Bengals, who were No. 1 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends in 2025.

Cincinnati held Cade Otton to three catches for 26 yards in Week 1, but I expect Schultz to do better against this defense in Week 2. He should be considered a low-end starter in all leagues.

Last year, Houston played two games without Collins in Week 8 against San Francisco and Week 18 against Indianapolis. Schultz had a down game against the 49ers with only two catches for 24 yards on three targets, but he was much better against the Colts with four catches for 73 yards on four targets.

Hutchinson was Houston’s best receiver in the two games without Collins in 2025. He had five catches for 69 yards and a touchdown on six targets against San Francisco and five catches for 84 yards on nine targets against Indianapolis.

In Week 1 against Buffalo, Hutchinson had three catches for 32 yards on six targets. I would add Hutchinson first among the Texans’ receivers, and he’s worth using as a flex in Week 2 against the Bengals.

Boutte wasn’t in Houston in 2025, and he had a down game in Week 1 against Buffalo with one catch for 21 yards on two targets. He should see the biggest boost in playing time with Collins out, and Boutte is a decent flier in deeper leagues for Week 2.

Noel is also worth a flier in deeper leagues, and he had two catches for 53 yards on two targets against the Bills. He also had one good game without Collins in 2025 against the 49ers with five catches for 63 yards on six targets, but he had one catch for 13 yards on two targets against the Colts.

We hope Collins isn’t out for an extended period, but we’ll see who steps up in his absence in Week 2 against Cincinnati. Aside from Schultz, who should be considered a low-end starting tight end in all leagues with or without Collins, we’d like to see another receiver emerge in Houston for the rest of the season.

For now, I expect Hutchinson to take advantage of Collins’s absence. And Hutchinson is a potential sleeper against the Bengals.

Now, here are some other sleepers that I like for Week 2.

Week 2 Sleepers

Defense/Special Teams

• Buccaneers (vs. CLE)
• Packers (vs. NYJ)
• Chiefs (vs. IND)

Kicker

• Cairo Santos (vs. MIN)
• Eddy Pineiro (vs. MIA)
• Tyler Bass (vs. DET)

DFS Lineups for Week 1

FanDuel

QB: Trevor Lawrence (at DEN) $7,800
RB: Bijan Robinson (vs. CAR) $8,900
RB: Ashton Jeanty (at LAC) $7,700
WR: Garrett Wilson (vs. GB) $7,200
WR: Christian Watson (at NYJ) $6,900
WR: Parker Washington (at DEN) $6,600
TE: Dallas Goedert (at TEN) $5,700
FLEX: Aaron Jones (at CHI) $5,900
DEF: Panthers (at ATL) $3,300

The narrative for Lawrence is the Broncos defense will be angry after getting embarrassed by the Chiefs in Week 1 on Monday night. I don’t care. Lawrence was 23-of-36 passing for 279 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, along with 20 rushing yards and a touchdown at Denver in Week 16 last season.

He’s hot right now, and I expect that to continue. The same goes for Washington, who had six catches for 145 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets against the Broncos last season.

I love the running backs in this lineup with Robinson, Jeanty and Jones. Cooper Rush was bad for Drake London and Kyle Pitts in Week 1 against Pittsburgh, but Robinson had 21 carries for 83 yards and eight catches for 90 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets. He faces a Panthers defense that just allowed D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai to combine for 28 carries for 224 yards and four touchdowns and three catches for 34 yards on three targets.

Jeanty looked amazing against Miami in Week 1 with 23 carries for 102 yards and six catches for 45 yards and two touchdowns on six targets, and we don’t have to worry about his ankle injury anymore. And Jones is a big winner with Jordan Mason (thumb) out against the Bears.

At receiver, I expect the Jets to be chasing points against the Packers, so I’ll go with Wilson here. He looked good in Week 1 at Tennessee with six catches for 79 yards in his debut with Geno Smith. And Watson should help Green Bay build a lead against the Jets, especially after he just had six catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns on eight targets in Week 1 against Minnesota.

Finally, at tight end, I’ll ride the hot hand with Goedert, who just had four catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns on five targets in Week 1 against Washington. He was the big winner in Philadelphia’s first game without A.J. Brown, and we’ll see if that continues for Goedert in Week 2 at the Titans.

DraftKings

QB: Bryce Young (at ATL) $5,400
RB: Bijan Robinson (vs. CAR) $8,200
RB: Christian McCaffrey (vs. MIA) $8,000
WR: Jalen Coker (at ATL) $5,100
WR: Jordan Addison (at CHI) $5,100
WR: Quentin Johnston (vs. LV) $5,000
TE: Hunter Henry (vs. PIT) $4,000
FLEX: Emeka Egbuka (vs. CLE) $6,400
DST: Panthers (at. ATL) $2,700

For this lineup, I’ll stack the Panthers with Young and Coker, and hopefully both stay hot. As you can read above, Young loves facing the Falcons, and Coker just had eight catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns on nine targets in Week 1 against Chicago. Coker has now scored at least 14 PPR points in five of his past seven games, going back to last season.

I’ll counter the Carolina stack with Robinson, and I’ll also play McCaffrey in this lineup. When healthy, McCaffrey is worth any price, and the Dolphins defense is awful. Jeanty had 147 total yards, six catches and two touchdowns against Miami in Week 1.

I’ll use some sleepers in this lineup with Addison, Johnston and Henry. And I like Egbuka against the Browns, who enter Week 2 as the No. 2 team in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers. Cleveland allowed the Jacksonville receivers to catch 13 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns in Week 1.