Tank Dell Likely to Miss the 2025 Season, Land on PUP List per the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Alexander

After a 2024 season that saw the Texans’ WR room marred by injuries to Dell, Nico Collins, and Stefon Diggs, Houston went out and allocated plenty of resources towards replenishing the arsenal for C.J. Stroud as he prepares to enter year three. With the departure of Stefon Diggs for New England, the Texans were already looking paper thin at receiver coming into the draft. However, the additions of both Iowa State WRs Jayden Higgins and Jaylen Noel should provide much needed relief, as will the acquisition of former Jaguars WR Christian Kirk. All of these additions to the receiving room make even more sense in retrospect as this report regarding Dell emerges – the Texans are expecting to be without Dell for the entire 2025 season, opening the door for Higgins and Noel to step in and contribute right away. Dell has dealt with significant injuries in both of his two years as a pro since being drafted in 2023 alongside Stroud, with the most recent major injury requiring multiple surgeries and casting significant doubt on both his short and long-term prospects in fantasy football. Still just 25 years old, Dell should be able to return to form by the time he’s back on the field again in 2026 – however, the ice he’s treading has the potential to get thin if Higgins and Noel would both prove themselves to be capable replacements.