Ja'Marr Chase
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This is how WRs have played against the Texans in the 2026 season.
WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Texans in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BUF | Josh Palmer | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 10.4 |
| Average | 2.0 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 1.0 | 10.4 | ||
| Median | 2.0 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 1.0 | 10.4 | ||
| High | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 10.4 | ||
| Low | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 10.4 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Ja'Marr Chase should do vs the TexansSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Texans, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Ja'Marr Chase has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Texans opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Ja'Marr Chase will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Texans avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Ja'Marr Chase's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Ja'Marr Chase usually produces.
Projected is Ja'Marr Chase's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Texans were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2 | HOU | 9 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 3 | PIT | 12 | 9 | 98 | 1 | 24.8 |
| 4 | JAX | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 5 | MIA | 10 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 19.7 |
| 7 | BAL | 7 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 17.2 |
| 8 | TEN | 16 | 11 | 141 | 1 | 31.1 |
| Chase avg | 8.7 | 6.1 | 70.3 | 0.9 | 18.3 | |
| Texans WR2 avg | 2.0 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 1.0 | 10.4 | |
| Difference | -6.7 | -5.1 | -36.3 | +0.1 | -7.9 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Chase averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreJa'Marr Chase vs the Texans
Prediction for Ja'Marr Chase
Nobody knows which slot Ja'Marr Chase will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Texans.
I predict about 15.1 points for Ja'Marr Chase if playing as a WR2. Ja'Marr Chase has averaged 3.2 over 1 game, and the Texans have given up 10.4 to WR2s (+27% vs the league average of 8.2).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Ja'Marr Chase scored: Wk 1 3.2. Average 3.2; weighted toward recent games it is 14.1.
2. The defense. Over 1 game, the Texans allowed 10.4 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.2, so that is +27%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 1 defensive game, only 25% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +7% adjustment (x1.07).
4. Result. 14.1 x 1.07 = 15.1. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Ja'Marr Chase is to reach it as a WR2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (15.1) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 9.1 points, leaning on Ja'Marr Chase's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 15.
With only 1 game of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- WR2s have averaged 1.0 receptions, 34.0 receiving yards and 1.0 receiving TDs against the Texans across 1 game.
- The Texans allow 10.4 PPR points to WR2s, +27% versus the league average of 8.2 (ranked 8 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- WR2s scored a touchdown in 1 of 1 games (100%).
- Small sample: only 1 game so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.