Roundtable: Tank Dell and Kayshon Boutte

The Footballguys staff discuss the fantasy prospects for Texans receivers Tak Dell and Kayshon Boutte for the rest of the year.

Matt Waldman's Roundtable: Tank Dell and Kayshon Boutte Matt Waldman Published 11/12/2026

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Welcome to Week 10 of the 2026 Footballguys Roundtable. Our intrepid panel of fantasy pundits discusses and debates four topics every week. We split the conversation into separate features.

This week's roundtable features these four topics:

Let's roll...

Matt Waldman: Since Week 7, Tank Dell is WR34 and Kayshon Boutte is WR22. Which one has more fantasy value for the rest of the year? Do either, neither, or both have sustainable fantasy starter value in leagues that start four receivers, and how would you classify them? 

Mike Kashuba: The pair beat up a demoralized Los Angeles Chargers defense in Week 9. I wouldn't classify either as a sustainable fantasy starter, but it wouldn't surprise me if Tank Dell's role continues to improve as he returns from injury.

His snap percentage and route participation doubled from before the bye to Week 9, and I would leave the pair on my bench for this week, but if Tank's usage keeps trending up, he can be a really nice WR3 for the rest of the season.  

Ryan Weisse: If we are talking four-receiver leagues, I can see both holding around WR40 moving forward. I refuse to believe Nico Collins is just going to fade to dust, so I expect them both to take a step back, but with the way C.J. Stroud is throwing the ball right now, there are certainly worse dart throws for your WR4.

I prefer Dell of the two; he just seems to have an unmistakable chemistry with Stroud. In two games, he is already at 10 targets. Boutte has been there all season but just recently found success. In fact, he scored 45 percent of his season-long fantasy points in Week 9. If there is a fluke here, it's Boutte.  

Andy Hicks: Tank Dell is an easy choice here. He missed 18 months with a brutal knee injury. Concerns about how the injury would affect his comeback have eased with a 43-yard catch against the Giants, followed by a 100-yard game against the Chargers that included a 63-yard touchdown.

Boutte, the former Patriot, has been a nice depth option for the Texans, but his huge game against the Chargers showed he can do more. Before that, he had 15 catches in the Texans' first seven games with no more than three in any of them. The Chargers game will be an anomaly for Boutte, but not for Dell, who was the team’s No. 2 behind Nico Collins in 2023 and 2024.

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