Christian Kirk Week 4 Outlook - Jaguars at Texans

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 26th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

The Jags finally woke up and realized it was a good thing to feature arguably their best wide receiver in Week 3. Last week, Kirk had a 21.7% target share, a 23.1% air-yard share, 2.03 YPRR, and a whopping 32.1% first-read share. It's not as if Kirk has been playing poorly. Among 106 qualifying wide receivers, he ranks 25th in separation. This could be another good week to feature Kirk. Houston has utilized Cover 3 or Cover 4 on 56.7% of their defensive snaps. Last year, Kirk led the team with 2.29 YPRR and ranked second with 0.47 fantasy points per route run against Cover 3 and Cover 4. Kirk will run about 86% of his routes against Jalen Pitre (83.3% catch rate and 87.8 passer rating). Houston has allowed the second-highest PPR points per target and the most receiving touchdowns (tied) to slot receivers.