JuJu Smith-Schuster Week 16 Preview vs. the Texans

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Kansas City Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has a difficult matchup in Week 16 (Saturday at 1:00 PM ET), up against the Houston Texans. The Texans are conceding the sixth-fewest passing yards in the league, 196.9 per game.

Smith-Schuster has a 209-yard year thus far (26.1 yards per game), with two touchdowns. He has reeled in 15 balls on 21 targets.

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Smith-Schuster vs. the Texans

  • Smith-Schuster vs the Texans (since 2021): 2 GP / 59 REC YPG / REC TD
  • Three players have collected 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Houston in the 2024 season.
  • The Texans have allowed 26 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
  • Houston has allowed one player to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
  • Smith-Schuster will face the NFL's sixth-ranked pass defense this week. The Texans give up 196.9 passing yards per contest.
  • The Texans' defense ranks 29th in the league with 27 passing TDs allowed so far this year.

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Smith-Schuster Receiving Insights

  • In 33.3% of his opportunities (two times in six games), Smith-Schuster has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet.
  • Smith-Schuster has 4.2% of his team's target share (21 targets on 504 passing attempts).
  • He has been targeted 21 times this season, averaging 10 yards per target.
  • Smith-Schuster has had a touchdown catch in two of eight games this year. He hauled in only one TD reception in each of those games.
  • He has two total touchdowns this season (5.9% of his team's 34 offensive TDs).
  • With six red zone targets, Smith-Schuster has been on the receiving end of 7.2% of his team's 83 red zone pass attempts.

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Smith-Schuster's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Browns 12/15/2024 Week 15 3 TAR / 1 REC / 7 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chargers 12/8/2024 Week 14 2 TAR / 2 REC / 31 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 11/29/2024 Week 13 1 TAR / 1 REC / 10 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 11/24/2024 Week 12 2 TAR / 1 REC / 6 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bills 11/17/2024 Week 11 1 TAR / 1 REC / 8 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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