Texans WR May Miss Multiple Weeks With Hamstring Injury

The Houston Texans may be without one of their wide receivers in the lineup for the next couple of weeks.

According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk is expected to be sidelined during Sunday’s season opener vs. the Los Angeles Rams with a strained hamstring.

Texans WR Christian Kirk has a strained hamstring that is expected to sideline him for at least Sunday’s opener vs. the Rams and possibly longer, per sources. One source estimated it to be a two-week injury for Kirk, but the Texans will be “cautious” with him. pic.twitter.com/2nkyFGUhI8
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 4, 2025

Per Schefter, it could be an injury for Kirk that keeps him out of the action for multiple weeks. One source sees a possibility of a two-week absence being in play, with Houston expected to be cautious with their veteran receiver.

Kirk, the Texans' projected starting wideout in the slot, was acquired earlier in the offseason from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a seventh-round pick. With last year's starter, Tank Dell, expected to be out of the mix for most, if not all, of the 2025 season, Kirk was assumed to be the Week 1 starter next to Nico Collins in Houston’s receiving corps. But now, it seems like Kirk might have to wait a little longer for the debut in his new uniform.

Kirk was one of two receivers listed on the Texans’ Wednesday injury report, filling in next to All-Pro special teamer Braxton Berrios, who was also inactive for practice with a hamstring injury.

Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (56) tackles Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Christian Kirk (13) who can’t hang on to a pass and was apparently injured on the play and had to leave the game during the fourth quarter of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Packers edged the Jaguars 30-27 on a last-second field goal. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

During his last campaign for the Jaguars, Kirk played in eight games to log 27 receptions for 379 yards and a touchdown before going down with a season-ending broken collarbone.

Without Kirk on the field, it leaves a big role on the table for rookie third-rounder, Jaylin Noel, who projects to be the next in line to land those starting snaps in the slot. Also, look towards Nico Collins, and perhaps Jayden Higgins and Xavier Hutchinson to get a bigger chunk of the target share on Sunday as well.

It remains to be seen just when Kirk will have his chance to take the field with the Texans for the first time. But, it looks like his status vs. LA is in serious doubt, and an absence in Week 2 vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers possibly in play as well.

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