Andre Johnson Injury: Ranking Owen Daniels and Texans' 3 Best Receiving Options

With Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson going down with a hamstring injury, the rest of the team's wideouts have to step up and fill the void left by No. 80. 

They are off to a solid 3-1 start, and to keep building momentum toward a playoff push, their aerial attack must keep defenses honest enough to allow Arian Foster to pick up where he left off last season. 

Let's rank the current Houston receiving options with Johnson out of the lineup.

Owen Daniels 

Daniels has been a favorite target of Matt Schaub over the past three season when he's been able to stay healthy. 

He is a sound all-around tight end that especially flourishes in the passing game because of his deceptive speed and superb hands. 

The Texans love to use him over the middle in their offense, and with Johnson sidelined, he'll become an even more integral part of how they'll move the ball down the field through the air. 

Teams will undoubtedly focus on Daniels during their mid-week preparations for the Texans, but Daniels is easily the best pass-catching option to Johnson on Houston's roster. 

James Casey

They aren't exactly Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots, but James Casey and Daniels have a great deal of potential as a tight end duo. 

Casey was highly-touted coming out of Rice in 2009 and is finally coming into his own this season. He made a dazzling touchdown catch in the Texans' shootout loss to the Saints, and the coaching staff has shown more confidence in the third-year pro. 

Jacoby Jones

Jones has never fully lived up to the hype that surrounded him when he entered the league in 2007, but he becomes Houston's No. 1 wide receiver with Johnson on the sidelines. 

He has shown flashes of brilliance both as a receiver and in the return game, and if he gets a lot of targets, which I think he will, he can have some big games.

His consistency is his greatest downfall. 

Last year, he was a great compliment to Johnson, catching 51 passes for 562 yards. It's time to see what he does as Johnson's temporary replacement.