Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, November 15, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
Location: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
Network: FOX
Houston Texans
Quarterback
C.J. Stroud: START (in Superflex), Borderline QB1
Not one… not two… not three… not four… but FIVE touchdown passes for Stroud against the Chargers in Week 9. Stroud is on an insane stretch, throwing 10 touchdowns over his last two games, and the only reason I have him ranked as a borderline QB1 is his matchup with the stingy Browns pass defense. They’ve allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks over their last three games, and barely allow 200 passing yards per game.
Running Back
Woody Marks: START, RB2
David Montgomery: SIT/OUT
While Woody Marks has the backfield all to himself, he remains a volume-based RB2 with little to no upside. He has no fewer than 17 touches over the past four weeks and has a high of 12.5 fantasy points, twice going under 10. David Montgomery had yet to practice for the week at the time of writing, and even if he’s able to suit up, Monty rides the bench as poorly as he was playing pre-injury.
Wide Receiver
Nico Collins: START, WR2
Tank Dell: SIT
Xavier Hutchinson: SIT
Marvin Harrison Jr: SIT
Nico Collins rides that borderline WR1 line each week, and he’s on the wrong side of it against the Browns. Cleveland allows a mere 1.36 yards per route run (27/32) and hasn’t allowed a wide receiver to hit the century mark or score a touchdown since Week 5. The dream that Marvin Harrison Jr. reuniting with his college quarterback could revive that supposed elite upside is all but dead. In three games with Houston, MHJ has six total catches and no more than 7.6 fantasy points. He’s droppable in all formats. Tank Dell should be rostered and his role monitored, but this isn’t the matchup to start him unless you’re really hurting from byes and injuries.
Tight End
Dalton Schultz: tHe gLoB
Dalton Schultz has 47 targets and no touchdowns.
Defense/Special Teams
Houston Texans: START
Houston is tied for the most sacks per game; Cleveland takes the most sacks and scores the fourth-fewest points in the league.
Cleveland Browns
Quarterback
Deshaun Watson: SIT, QB2 (Startable in Superflex)
Deshaun Watson missed Week 9 with a concussion, but despite Shedeur Sanders playing well, Watson was named the Week 10 starter after clearing protocol. How long that lasts remains to be seen, however. Watson hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass since Week 4 and has thrown for one or zero touchdowns in six of eight starts. Houston has been a fantasy-friendly matchup for quarterbacks, but I’m not interested in the equivalent of unbuttered toast in my starting lineup.
Running Back
Quinshon Judkins: FLEX, RB3
Dylan Sampson: FLEX, RB3
Jaleel McLaughlin: SIT
Houston has been a fantasy-friendly matchup over the last few weeks, but that doesn’t move the needle enough for me to make the inefficient, (un?non?)-explosive Quinshon Judkins anything more than a volume-based FLEX. He has 82% of the team’s RB carry share, yet somehow regressed from his already poor 3.6 yards per carry from last season. Dylan Sampson has 13 targets over the last two games, and Houston allows nearly five catches to backs per game. He’s a desperation FLEX.
Wide Receiver
Denzel Boston: START, WR3
KC Concepcion Jr: START, WR3
Jerry Jeudy: SIT
Denzel Boston had yet to practice for the week at the time of writing due to a toe injury, so keep an eye on practice reports leading up to Sunday. He’ll need to get in at least a limited practice Thursday or Friday, but if he’s active, he’s a weekly start as a volatile WR3. Boston has five games over 10 points and four under. KC Concepcion left the Browns’ Week 9 game but was able to return and is expected to play after practicing on Wednesday. He’s on a heater as of late with 18+ in two of his past three games and would have a bit of a higher ceiling if Boston were to miss. Does anybody know if Jerry Jeudy retired or something?
Tight End
Harold Fannin Jr.: START, TE1
Houston has allowed just one touchdown to the position, but Harold Fannin Jr. is third among tight ends over the last three weeks at 16.2 points a game. He’ll have to do it with volume, but he’s no gLoB. Fannin has six games this season over 10 points, three of which were without a touchdown.
Defense/Special Teams
Cleveland Browns: SIT
Houston is a top 10 offense (not a typo) and has the fewest giveaways in the league.