Saints vs. Texans Key Players to Watch | Week 6

One of the top pass-catchers in the league will be a player to watch when Nico Collins and the Houston Texans host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

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Saints vs. Texans Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• Venue: NRG Stadium
• Location: Houston, Texas
• TV: FOX

Top Saints Players

• Derek Carr has 946 yards through the air (189.2 per game) and a 65.3% completion percentage (98-for-150), flinging four touchdown passes and two interceptions.
• Alvin Kamara has picked up a team-high 131 rushing yards (65.5 per game) plus one touchdown. He has tacked on 16 catches for 50 yards .
• So far this season Taysom Hill has rushed for 120 yards (24.0 per game).
• Chris Olave has 25 catches (43 targets) and paces his team with 318 receiving yards (63.6 ypg) and one touchdown.
• Michael Thomas has been targeted 39 times and chipped in with 284 yards (on 26 catches).
• Rashid Shaheed is averaging 42.6 yards per game, racking up 14 receptions (21 targets) for 213 yards and one touchdown.
• Carl Granderson has 3.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also added 5.0 TFL and 17 tackles.
• Pete Werner has totaled 37 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and one interception, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
• Isaac Yiadom has a team-high one interception and has tacked on 11 tackles and seven passes defended in four games this season.

Top Texans Players

• This season C.J. Stroud has racked up 1,461 passing yards (292.2 per game) while going 114-for-186 (61.3%) and throwing for seven touchdowns with zero interceptions. He has added 53 rushing yards on 15 carries.
• Dameon Pierce has 84 carries for a team-high 247 rushing yards (49.4 per game) and one touchdown. He also has nine catches for 84 receiving yards .
• Devin Singletary has run for 95 yards on 27 carries (19.0 yards per game).
• Collins has 25 catches (36 targets) and paces his team with 467 receiving yards (93.4 per game) while scoring three touchdowns.
• Nathaniel Dell has chipped in with 324 yards on 19 catches and two touchdowns. He has been targeted 28 times and averages 64.8 receiving yards.
• Robert Woods has 221 receiving yards on 21 receptions (40 targets).
• Jonathan Greenard has notched a team-leading 3.0 sacks, while adding 6.0 TFL and 19 tackles.
• Henry To’o To’o has collected 39 tackles and 1.0 TFL, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
• Steven Nelson has picked off two passes to lead the team while adding 18 tackles and four passes defended.

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Saints Fantasy Stats

• Carr is 64th overall among all players and 30th among all QBs with 48.3 fantasy points (9.7 per game).
• Olave has put up total 37.8 fantasy points this year (7.6 per game), which make him the 92nd-ranked player overall and the 31st-ranked WR.
• So far this season, Shaheed averages 6.5 fantasy points per game on the way to 32.4 total fantasy points. That makes him the 106th-ranked fantasy player overall and the 41st-ranked WR.
• Thomas is the 124th-ranked fantasy player — and the 52nd-ranked WR — with 28.4 fantasy points. He averages 5.7 fantasy points per game.

Texans Fantasy Stats

• So far this season, Stroud is the No. 12 fantasy QB and the No. 16 fantasy player overall. He’s scored 87.8 points and is averaging 17.6 per game.
• Collins has totaled 64.7 fantasy points this season (12.9 per game), enough to rank him ninth among WRs and 37th overall in league-wide fantasy rankings.
• Dell is averaging 9.1 fantasy points per game on the way to 45.3 total fantasy points. That makes him the 70th-ranked fantasy player overall and the 20th-ranked WR.
• Pierce is the 88th-ranked fantasy player — and the 23rd-ranked RB — with 39.1 fantasy points. He averages 7.8 fantasy points per game.