Hopkins won't play in the Pro Bowl due to a calf injury, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis: In the Texans' season finale, Hopkins' notable Iron Man streak ended at 79 games to start his career, and the calf concern will prohibit the wide receiver from partaking in the NFL's annual exhibition of all-stars. With his focus on rehabbing his calf and rebuilding his rapport with Deshaun Watson (knee), Hopkins will enter the 2018 season as one of the hottest commodities at his position. Despite the Week 17 absence, Hopkins ranked first in touchdown receptions with 13 (or three more than…read more

Hopkins, who missed the final game of the regular season with a calf injury, finished 2017 with a career-high 13 touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass in a franchise-high 10 different games.

Analysis: Hopkins managed to retain his fantasy relevance in 2017 despite some inferior quarterback play after rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending knee injury during practice leading up to Week 8. He averaged more targets per game, yards per catch and yards per game while catching passes from Tom Savage and T.J. Yates. With a healthy Watson expected back in time for training camp next summer, Hopkins and his fellow Clemson alum will build off the chemistry first established in…read more

Officially ruled out

Hopkins (calf) was officially ruled out for Sunday's game against the Colts.

Analysis: Missing his first career regular-season game was an outcome that Hopkins acknowledged being resigned to earlier Friday. Now that it's official, Braxton Miller is in line to start at wideout for the Texans opposite Will Fuller on Sunday, per the Houston Chronicle.

Confirms he won't play

Hopkins (calf) acknowledged Friday that he won't be able to play in Sunday's game against the Colts, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis: Texans head coach Bill O'Brien said Thursday that Hopkins would be a game-time decision, though it previously had been reported that the wideout was unlikely to play. Hopkins admitted he was disappointed, as he's yet to miss a game in his five-year career and will now miss out on a chance to reach 100 catches and 1,500 yards for a second time in three seasons. He even had an outside shot at the wideout triple crown, sitting 155 yards shy of Antonio Brown (calf) and seven catches behind Jarvis…read more

Trending toward game-time decision

Coach Bill O'Brien relayed Thursday that a decision on whether Hopkins (calf) will play in Sunday's season finale against the Colts will be made before game time, Deepi Sidhu of the Texans' official site reports.

Analysis: Previous reports suggested that the wideout was likely to miss his first regular-season game since entering the NFL in 2013, but O'Brien fell short of that conclusion. Still, with the Texans sitting at 4-11, we doubt that the team will push Hopkins to play at much less than 100 percent in Week 17. To date, the 25-year-old has logged a fantasy-friendly 96 catches for 1,378 yards and 13 TDs over the course of 15 games.

Expected to sit out season finale

Hopkins (calf) is not expected to play Sunday against the Colts, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis: With Hopkins, who is not practicing this week, on track to miss the Texans' season finale, added Week 17 targets figure to be available for fellow wideouts Will Fuller and Braxton Miller.

Sits out Wednesday's practice

Hopkins did not practice Wednesday due to a calf injury.

Analysis: Hopkins has played through toe and foot injuries over the past month and managed to contribute at a high level. The 25-year-old wideout has a career-high 13 touchdowns and needs 144 receiving yards this week against the Colts to set a new career high in that category.

Hopkins caught four of six targets for 65 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 34-6 loss to the Steelers.

Analysis: Hopkins' six targets represented his second-lowest mark of the season behind the four he saw Week 6 against the Browns. Like that contest, the star wide receiver salvaged his fantasy day with a touchdown. His garbage-time, three-yard score in this one raised Hopkins' career-high total to 13 touchdowns. Owners were lucky to get as much production as they did from him considering Houston finished with fewer than 100 passing yards as a team.

Cleared to play Monday

Hopkins (toe) does not carry an injury designation for Monday afternoon's game against the Steelers.

Analysis: Hopkins practiced in a limited fashion all week, but that was presumably maintenance-related. Despite working around a team context that has been quite fluid this season, notably at the QB position, Hopkins has racked up a fantasy-friendly 92 catches for 1,313 yards and 12 TDs, while leading the league with 168 passing targets.

Hopkins (toe) was a limited participant at Friday's practice.

Analysis: We'll circle back on Hopkins' status Saturday, but we fully expect him to play Monday afternoon against the Steelers, an outcome that would be confirmed if the NFL's passing target leader (170) approaches the contest minus an injury designation.

Hopkins (toe) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice.

Analysis: The toe injury caused Hopkins to miss the Texans' final two practices of last week, with the wideout retaining a questionable tag into Houston's eventual 45-7 loss to Jacksonville. Hopkins ended up playing in the contest and managed to produce for a fantasy owners in an unfavorable spot, catching four of 13 targets for 80 yards and a touchdown. Hopkins isn't believed to have aggravated the toe issue during the outing and may just be having his practice reps monitored carefully for precautionary…read more

Hopkins caught four of 13 targets for 80 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 45-7 loss to the Jaguars.

Analysis: Hopkins was shaking off a toe injury and faced a difficult matchup, which explains his inefficiency on the day. He still managed to produce a respectable performance, however, thanks to a drive in the third quarter on which he hauled in a 40-yard pass before finding the end zone from 25 yards out. This outing goes to show Hopkins' talent is immense enough to overcome both a difficult matchup and substandard quarterback play, making him a top-notch fantasy piece once again next Monday against…read more

Suits up Sunday

Hopkins (toe) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Analysis: It remains to be seen how much Hopkins' toe issue impacts him Sunday, if at all, but he'd be a tough player to bench this week, even with another injury-driven QB change (to T.J. Yates) and up against the Jaguars' rugged pass D, which has allowed a league-low 174.2 yards per game in the air to date. In spite of a team context that has been quite fluid this season, Hopkins -- who leads the league with 11 receiving TDs -- has racked up a fantasy-friendly 88 catches and 1,233 receiving yards in 13…read more

Expected to play in Week 15

Hopkins (toe) is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Jaguars even though he missed practice Thursday and Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Analysis: The Texans and Hopkins play in the early wave of Sunday's games so there should be one more note of confirmation, but this news is certainly fortunate for those owning a player you wouldn't sit under almost any circumstance when active.

Questionable, but expected to play

Hopkins (toe) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars after missing practice Thursday and Friday.

Analysis: Despite the Texans' ultra-productive wideout having missed back-to-back practices, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com relays that head coach Bill O'Brien said he expects Hopkins to play this weekend. Fortunately for those who would normally plan to roll with Hopkins in Week 15 fantasy lineups, the Texans kick off at 1 p.m. EST on Sunday. As a result, the wideout's playing status will be clarified before the first big wave of games on the Week 15 NFL slate, with two teams having played Thursday and four…read more

Hopkins (toe) wasn't spotted on the field during the portion of Friday's practice made available to the media, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis: The Texans will provide an official designation for Hopkins after Friday's practice, when the team will release its final Week 15 injury report. While Hopkins' absence from practice Friday isn't a great sign, Wilson notes that the wideout spoke with reporters Thursday and "made no indications of not being available" for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Added to injury report

Hopkins (toe) did not practice Thursday.

Analysis: Hopkins was added to the Texans' injury report Thursday, so his status is worth monitoring as Sunday's game against the Jaguars approaches. A return to practice Friday, in any capacity, would no doubt soothe the concerns of those planning to roll with Hopkins in Week 15 fantasy lineups. His 88 catches and 1,233 receiving yards in 13 games to date are bested only by Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown (99 catches for 1,509 yards). Meanwhile, Hopkins leads the league with 11 receiving TDs.

Hopkins caught 11 of 16 targets for 149 yards and two touchdowns while losing a costly fumble in Sunday's 26-16 loss to the 49ers.

Analysis: Hopkins caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Yates in the final minute of the first half, further demonstrating the star receiver's ability to be productive regardless of who's throwing him the ball. Yates looked almost exclusively Hopkins' way after taking over for Tom Savage (concussion) in the second quarter, and the duo connected again on a 29-yard score early in the third quarter. The wide receiver's fumble with under six minutes remaining and his team trailing by a touchdown ended…read more

Hopkins caught eight of 14 targets for 80 yards in Sunday's 24-13 loss to Tennessee.

Analysis: Hopkins just missed getting his feet down on a would-be touchdown in the second quarter, but displayed tremendous ability to get his toes down inbounds for a 17-yard gain on 3rd-and-2 later in the frame. The physical wide receiver was quarterback Tom Savage's first read on almost every downfield throw, so Hopkins was unsurprisingly able to top 75 yards for the sixth consecutive game. Keep using the fifth-year man out of Clemson with confidence, as he's proven capable of making a significant…read more

Hopkins (foot) returned to a full practice Thursday.

Analysis: Hopkins is good to go Sunday against the Titans and poised to continue to serve as a high-volume target in the Texans' Week 13 offense. Through 11 games, Hopkins has recorded a fantasy-friendly 69/1,004/9 stat line, while logging a hefty total of 125 targets in that span.

Still limited with foot injury

Hopkins (foot) is listed as a limited participant for Wednesday's practice.

Analysis: Hopkins opened last week as a limited participant with the same injury, and he ended up shaking off an ugly Tom Savage performance to come away with seven catches for 125 yards on 10 targets against a tough Baltimore secondary in Monday's 23-16 loss. The NFL leader in targets should be fine for Sunday's game against Tennessee, taking aim at a defense he roasted to the tune of 10 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets in a 57-14 blowout win back in Week 4. Of course, Deshaun Watson…read more

Unstoppable Monday night

Hopkins caught seven of 10 targets for 125 yards in Monday night's 23-16 loss to the Ravens.

Analysis: Hopkins was simply unstoppable, as a number of his looks came with defenders draped all over him, leaving his jersey ripped up by the night's end. Despite that treatment -- which came from the league's second-best passing defense -- Hopkins still produced his fourth game of over 105 receiving yards this season. Three of those have come in his last five outings, with the other one coming earlier this year against this Sunday's opponent, the Titans. Averaging a shade under the century mark while…read more

Ready to go Monday

Hopkins (foot) was absent from the Texans' final injury report after logging a full practice Saturday.

Analysis: Head coach Bill O'Brien limited Hopkins' practice workload Thursday, but remained confident the team's No. 1 wide receiver would be ready for Monday's game against the Ravens. It appears as though he was correct with his optimism, as the 25-year-old pass catcher is set to play Monday assuming he avoids any setbacks.

Hopkins (foot) was a limited participant at Friday's practice.

Analysis: Hopkins was a limited participant for the second consecutive practice Friday, but head coach Bill O'Brien remains confident that Houston's top wide receiver will be ready to go Monday against Baltimore' second-ranked passing defense.

Hopkins (foot) was listed as a limited participant at Thursday's practice.

Analysis: Despite the wideout's listed limitations at practice, coach Bill O'Brien noted Wednesday that Hopkins is slated to play Monday night against the Ravens. "He's all right," O'Brien said of Hopkins. "He rode the bike a little bit. He'll be there Monday night." We'll track Hopkins' status as the week continues, but it's plausible that he could end up without an official injury designation upon the release of the Texans' final Week 12 injury report, which is due Saturday.

Hopkins wasn't at Wednesday's practice, but he's expected to be ready for Monday's game in Baltimore, Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis: Presumably dealing with an undisclosed minor injury, Hopkins rode a stationary bike while his teammates practiced Wednesday. Head coach Bill O'Brien said Hopkins will be ready for Monday's road matchup with a Baltimore defense that has limited wide receivers to 6.3 yards per target and five touchdowns in 10 games. Only the Jaguars have been tougher on Hopkins' position.

Hopkins nabbed four of nine targets for 76 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 31-21 win over Arizona.

Analysis: Hopkins put Houston back in front in the third quarter, reeling in a 28-yard back-shoulder fade from Tom Savage. It was Hopkins' ninth score of the season and second since Deshaun Watson tore his ACL. Houston's offense, until Sunday, was sluggish without Watson, but Hopkins is talented enough to get his no matter who's throwing passes. The No. 1 receiver has seen double-digit targets in seven of 10 contests this season, and he's averaged 91 yards in the three games since Watson went down while…read more

Hopkins caught seven of 14 targets for 111 yards in Sunday's 33-7 loss to the Rams.

Analysis: Tom Savage completed half of his passes and committed four turnovers, but he at least can be relied upon to pepper Hopkins with targets. After turning 16 looks into six catches for 86 yards and a score the previous week, Hopkins put on a garbage time clinic in Los Angeles, drawing a target on five consecutive snaps -- though one was wiped out by a penalty -- on the Texans' final drive. He also got plenty of attention while the game was competitive, but his stat line was lacking until he ripped…read more

Hopkins caught six of 16 targets for 86 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-14 loss to the Colts.

Analysis: Hopkins hauled in a 34-yard score with 6:11 to play in the fourth quarter, then almost helped his team complete the comeback on the final drive but narrowly avoided getting both feet down in the end zone on a 17-yard pass. While Tom Savage is a clear downgrade from Deshaun Watson (knee) under center, Hopkins should still provide plenty of value the rest of the way thanks to his elite ball skills and massive target share.