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Houston Texans Injury Report And Inactive List, Week 15: Kevin Walter Will Start In Place Of Andre Johnson

The trickle down effect on the Houston Texans with Andre Johnson not playing is that third-string quarterback T.J. Yates has to put a ton of trust in the other skill players on the offense. Kevin Walter will start in place of Andre Johnson and Yates will need him to stretch the field. The Texans will use Joel Dreessen more in two tight end sets to help with the run and pass, and Ben Tate will get even more carries as the Texans lean on the run even more...

...but when Andre Johnson comes back? Everyone immediately becomes better because of additional playing time and responsibility.

Here is the week 15 injury report and inactive list for the Texans as they prepare for Carolina:

Name Position Status Comments
Jeff Garcia QB Inactive
Sherrick McManis DB Inactive
Mike Brisiel OG Inactive
Andrew Gardner OT Inactive
Andre Johnson WR Inactive Johnson (hamstring) is inactive. Kevin Walter will start in his place.
Garrett Graham TE Inactive
Tim Bulman DT Inactive
Shaun Cody NT Active
Joel Dreessen TE Active Dreessen (knee) is active. He has some value in deeper leagues.
Mister Alexander LB Active
Jason Allen CB Active
Brandon Harris DB Active
Chris Myers C Active
Jesse Nading DE Active
Lawrence Vickers RB Active
Kevin Walter WR Active Walter (knee) is active. He should see targets with Andre Johnson inactive.
J.J. Watt DE Active
T.J. Yates QB Active Yates (elbow, hand, hip) is active. He has little value outside of deep leagues.

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