I put my Matthew Berry cap and tell you things to consider." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBattle Red Blog homepageHorizontal - WhiteBattle Red Bloga Houston Texans communityFollow Battle Red Blog online:Follow Battle Red Blog on TwitterFollow Battle Red Blog on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBattle Red Blog main menuFanpostsFanshotsTexansOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Houston Texans Fantasy SleepersNew Will Fuller V Jersey White ,4commentsI put my Matthew Berry cap and tell you things to consider.CDTWith fantasy football season coming up in a matter of months, or even weeks, several of the Texans should garner interest. We know DeAndre Hopkins will be one of the first wide receivers off the board in most leagues. We know that Deshaun Watson will be one of the first ten quarterbacks taken. Those are easy predictions. There are no cases to be made.I want to discuss a few sleeper picks that could help teams who need the extra boost. These are picks who won’t put the other teams in your league on notice as much and they will fly under the radar. They will give your team the extra push it needs.Keke Coutee I said a few months ago that I will be riding this train all year. Barring injury, Coutee can be a valuable bench player or a third receiver in a 12+ man league. Expect easy open field yards for him as he makes a living on flats and drag routes. His quickness combined with the other Texans’ receivers drawing most of the defensive attention will feed him plenty of targets to fill up the stat sheet. He will be tough to pass on in the later rounds. If not, he will be the ideal waiver wire pick-up for a team who suffers an injury.2. D’onta ForemanHe’s ready to make a name for himself. Since his newborn career has been hindered by injury and riding in the back seat behind Lamar Miller, Foreman has not had a chance to put himself on the map. Foreman is a strong and beefy running back who the Texans will use to plunge through the line for touchdowns in goal line situations. The Texans will have a slightly better (but still poor) offensive line which might make Foreman’s job hard. However, he can be a value waiver wire pick. He is bound to have two to three weeks where he puts up big numbers and fantasy football players will rush to pick him up. The Achilles injury still remains a concern, but Foreman will do just enough to get himself on a lot of teams as the year progresses.3. Zach Cunningham This is not a sexy pick by any means. Nobody prepares for a fantasy draft by focusing on the defensive side of the ball. Most leagues have team defenses and special teams Whitney Mercilus Jersey White , but many others go with individual defensive players. Cunningham has shown ability to rack up tackles. The linebacker has made steady growth since he entered the league. As it pertains to average fantasy points, Cunningham was the fifteenth ranked linebacker last year. This isn’t a guy you should consider drafting. This isn’t a guy who will make rosters on 60% of fantasy leagues. This is a guy who can add a few extra points in competitive league. Much like professional sports, every point holds weight. Cunningham can be a valuable piece for a team looking to push itself slightly over the top. In a position that doesn’t garner attention, a move to bring Cunningham on your team would go unnoticed. Plus, individual defensive players are important in the leagues that have them. From personal experience, I have fallen victim of not taking the defensive player spot seriously enough. In 2016, DeAngelo Williams put up a monster performance on opening night in Washington. I had a comfortable lead and ended up losing by about three points. My issue was not with the running backs. It was with Williams having an otherworldly performance and my defensive player scoring a whopping zero fantasy points. If I had a player like Cunningham, my fortunes that season would have been different. Don’t make my mistake. Don’t sleep on the young Texans’ linebacker. Don't count out LeSean McCoy just yet.Though the Bills running back missed practice Wednesday to nurse a sore left hamstring http://www.thetexanslockerroom.com/authentic-julien-davenport-jersey , McCoy told The Associated Press there's a chance he'll play in Buffalo's home game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday."I want to try to get in a couple of good games before it's over," McCoy said, before leaving the locker room.McCoy winked as he said that in a clear reference acknowledging he's running out of time to make any semblance of an impact in what could become the worst season in his 10-year career.He's topped 100 yards rushing just once, scored twice and managed just 479 yards rushing. That's 258 yards shy of his career low in 2009, when he had just four starts in 16 games during his rookie season in Philadelphia.McCoy's playing status against the Lions is cloudy for various reasons.For one, he's injured. McCoy had just 1 yard on two carries and also dropped a pass in playing nine snaps before being sidelined in a 27-23 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday.With Buffalo (4-9) out of playoff contention, the Bills are also focused on evaluating their youth over their final three games.Undrafted rookie running back Keith Ford was promoted off the practice squad in a move coach Sean McDermott said was based on merits."Keith, for a rookie Womens Kendall Lamm Jersey , has worked extremely hard since Day 1, and continues to earn the right, so we brought him up this week," McDermott said.As for McCoy, McDermott would only say "we'll just take it one day at a time right now" when asked if he expects the veteran to be able to practice this week.McCoy was a limited participant during the team's pre-practice stretching period. He then jogged lightly off to the side once practice began.Backup running back Chris Ivory practiced fully after hurting his left shoulder in the fourth quarter against the Jets. The Bills also have a fourth running back on their roster, rookie Marcus Murphy.While McCoy and the rest of the running backs have struggled, rookie quarterback Josh Allen has suddenly become Buffalo's top running threat. Allen has combined for 335 yards rushing in his past three games, and now leads the team with 490 yards rushing and five touchdowns.Ford spent his first two seasons at Oklahoma before ending his college career with two seasons at Texas A&M Womens Ibraheim Campbell Jersey , where he combined for 1,217 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns in 26 games.Ford learned of his promotion shortly after being informed by his father that Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll spoke highly of the running back during a news conference on Monday."He said, my name came up out of nowhere, and he was like, 'It's kind of weird Keith, you should watch it. They think highly of you,'" Ford said. "I watched it, and not too long after that I get a call from my agent. ... It's a blessing. It's a moment I'll never forget."Daboll said he had a soft spot for Ford because of his work ethic."He's one of the guys that kind of stands in the background when we're working our reps and is asking a lot of questions Womens Christian Covington Jersey ," Daboll said. "He's a young guy that's trying to develop the best he can. You appreciate guys like that."NOTES: Kicker Stephen Hauschka (hip) did not practice, though McDermott said he expects him to be ready to play Sunday. ... Safety Dean Marlowe was promoted from the practice squad a day after Buffalo placed cornerback Taron Johnson on injured reserve. ... The Bills signed WR Tanner McEvoy, TE Kyle Carter and CB Josh Thornton to their practice squad.