NFL DFS, Thursday Night Football picks: Best Texans vs. Jets fantasy lineup advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

Jimmie Kaylor shares his Week 9 NFL DFS picks, sleepers, rankings, values and player pool for Jets vs. Texans on TNF

Led by a Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers with elite skill position options in the NFL DFS player pool like Davante Adams, Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson, the Jets should have an offense that daily Fantasy football players are looking to build NFL DFS stacks around each week. Instead, New York's offense hasn't performed as expected, with the Jets ranking 25th in scoring (18.8 points per game) and 24th in yards (310.6 yards per game).

The Jets host the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET, so should you include these big-name, expensive options for NFL DFS picks? Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has seen his elite wide receiver trio shrink to one with Nico Collins (hamstring) and Stefon Diggs (knee) out, so is Tank Dell the Houston wideout to seek when forming an NFL DFS strategy? Before locking in any NFL DFS lineups for Jets vs. Texans on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS lineup advice, strategy and player stacks from SportsLine NFL daily Fantasy expert Jimmie Kaylor. 

Kaylor is a NFL and DFS expert for SportsLine, who opened the 2022 NFL season by winning DraftKings' NFL Showdown Thursday Kickoff Millionaire contest. He edged out over 355,000 other entrants in the contest and also has multiple five-figure tournament wins on his DFS resume. Kaylor, who cashed big all season in 2022, has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, and his background as a former college and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel.

Kaylor hit on epic NFL DFS picks for SportsLine members throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In 2022, he was all over Travis Kelce's four-touchdown performance against the Raiders on Monday Night Football, Kirk Cousins' 460-yard, four-TD performance on Thanksgiving Day, and T.J. Hockenson's 13 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Week 15. In 2023, he hit on Ja'Marr Chase's massive Week 5 performance (15 catches, 192 yards, three TDs), D.J. Moore's eight catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns in Week 14, and De'Von Anchane's breakout performance (233 total yards, four TD's) in Week 3.

This season, some of Kaylor's top picks in Showdown DFS slates include Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed, (4-138-1, 33-1), Bills quarterback Josh Allen (263-4), and Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (509-4). Anyone who followed his picks is way up.

Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to Jets vs. Texans on Thursday Night Football in Week 9 and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.

Top NFL DFS picks for Texans vs. Jets

One of Kaylor's top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Jets wide receiver Davante Adams. The 31-year-old hasn't had his breakout performance with Rodgers in New York yet over their two games together, but he does have 15 targets over those two games as a clear focal point in the offense. He's second behind Garrett Wilson for targets over that span as to the surprise of few, Aaron Rodgers is trying to get the ball to Adams often. 

But maybe Rodgers should be forcing the ball Adams' way even more as New York is 0-2 and averaging 18.5 points per game over the last two games. If the Jets have any hopes of reaching the playoffs, they'll need to win on Thursday and Rodgers has eight years of trust and chemistry with Adams from their time in Green Bay. Kaylor expects a heavier target share for Adams on Thursday for NFL DFS lineups.

Kaylor is also targeting Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. Last season's Offensive Rookie of the Year was seventh in the NFL in passing yards (4,108 yards) and he led Houston to an unexpected AFC South title with the third-most passing yards for a rookie in NFL history. His 23 touchdowns were tied for sixth-most for a rookie with the third-best quarterback rating (100.8) in one of the best rookie quarterback seasons in NFL history. He has carried that success into Year Two where he ranks seventh in passing yards (1,948 yards) and is coming off completing 25 of 37 passes (67.6%) for 285 yards and a touchdown in a 23-20 win over the Colts.

The New York pass defense hasn't been as dominant over recent weeks as it was all of last season and the start of this year. The Jets have allowed 202 passing yards per game over their last three games, which is 14th in the league over that span. The Jets allowed the fewest passing yards in the league last season (168.3), so there are more opportunities for Stroud to find passing success on Thursday. The Jets had multiple starting defensive linemen limited at practice this week and with a short week, they may be unable to play or at less than full strength and a quarterback like Stroud can pick a defense apart with time in the pocket. See who else Kaylor likes right here.

How to set Jets vs. Texans NFL DFS lineups, player pool

Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers in Texans vs. Jets. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is, and the rest of Kaylor's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.

So who is Jimmie Kaylor including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Thursday Night Football, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a DFS expert who won a prestigious millionaire maker tournament, and find out.