Brandin Cooks Fantasy

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans. Cooks injured his knee in the third quarter. Before the injury, he was having a disappointing game for his standards with three catches on four targets for 26 yards. Houston's offense has been lackluster for most of the season, but Cooks has been their unquestioned No. 1 pass-catcher and has been a WR2 for fantasy managers in PPR leagues. Rookie wideout Nico Collins leads the Texans with three receptions for 67 yards, while veteran Danny Amendola has 61 receiving yards and a touchdown on four catches. With Chris Conley (knee) out on Sunday, Collins and Amendola should be the top two receivers the rest of the way if Cooks doesn't return.

Jan. 9th • 3:49 PM

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks continued his hot streak this week against the 49ers. He managed seven catches on 11 targets for 66 yards and a touchdown. Cooks has now managed either 100 yards or a touchdown in each of the last three games he has played in. Rookie quarterback Davis Mills has proven to be a capable quarterback, which has put some juice into Cooks' fantasy value. Cooks will continue to see double-digit targets nearly every game, and the success is starting to come. Heading into the final week of the season, Cooks is looking to finish the year out strong.

Jan. 2nd • 10:00 PM

The Houston Texans officially activated wide receiver Brandin Cooks, kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn, center Justin Britt, left guard Lane Taylor, defensive end Jonathan Greenard, defensive tackle Roy Lopez, defensive tackle Maliek Collins, defensive end Derek Rivers, defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson, defensive end Jordan Jenkins, linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill, linebacker Eric Wilson and defensive back A.J. Moore from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday. Cooks was back at practice on Wednesday and will return as the team's No. 1 receiver in Week 17 against the San Francisco 49ers. Cooks will return to being a WR2 for fantasy managers in PPR leagues, while his return makes rookie Nico Collins a much less appealing flex play in deeper leagues.

Dec. 29th • 4:00 PM