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News: 2 days agoBoutte caught three of four targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 34-30 loss to the Cowboys.

Spin: With Nico Collins back from a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury, he dominated targets and left the remainder of the Houston pass catchers fighting for leftovers. Boutte ran 24 routes on C.J. Stroud's 35 dropbacks, but the summer trade pickup has yet to really make an impact with the Texans, recording nine catches for 115 yards on 13 targets after four games.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Boutte was traded to the Texans in August. Reportedly a cut/trade candidate throughout most of the 2025 offseason, Boutte went on to lead the AFC champion Patriots' wide receiver room in routes and touchdowns while playing 67% of the offensive snaps when active. Despite the generous usage in a good offense, Boutte wasn't a reliable fantasy option, averaging 8.9 fantasy PPG. After seeing a career-high nine targets in Week 1, Boutte didn't clear five in a game the rest of the regular season. The 2023 sixth-round pick has finished in the range of 500-600 yards each of the last two seasons and has yet to produce a top-50 fantasy campaign. Now with Houston, Boutte will compete with Xavier Hutchinson and Jaylin Noel for Houston's No. 2 receiver role behind Nico Collins. Even if he wins that job, he doesn't figure to see enough work to find his way into the weekly flex discussion.