Nico Collins

Nico Collins

WR Houston Texans
Age 26
Height/Weight 6'4", 222 Lbs
College Michigan
Drafted 2021 Round 3, Pick 89
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Fri May 30 0:48
Christian Kirk drawing rave reviews

Houston Texans WR Christian Kirk 'has been everything we could ask for (so far this offseason),' according to head coach DeMeco Ryans. Teammate Nico Collins referred to Kirk as a 'slot magician.''You talk about a guy who is dedicated to getting better. He has honed in on his craft and he's leading our young guys. He's a hard worker, he shows up every day with the right attitude working hard and showing guys how it's done,' Ryans said.

Sun May 11 14:20
Rookie WRs can carve out role early?

Jonathan M. Alexander, from the Houston Chronicle, reports Houston Texans rookie WRs Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel will have opportunities â€Å"to carve out roles early on behind Nico Collins and Christian Kirk.â€Â

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Andy Hicks
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The Texans are investing strongly in their receiving corp. The question is can they support an alpha wide receiver like many project Nico Collins to be, or is the more likely case that he is the number one receiver, but others get a good share too. Christian Kirk comes in free agency. The 34th and 79th picks were spent on Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel. And the depth chart doesnt stop there. Collins is too risky at his current asking price.

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Jason Wood
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"Bounceback very likely"

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Collins was leading the NFL in receiving yards by a wide margin before a hamstring injury (and subsequent trip to injured reserve) derailed his season in Week 5. He enters 2025 as the only familiar face in C.J. Stroud's wide receiver corps, making it a safe bet Collins will see more targets than he did when sharing the field with Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs.

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Collins is a proven primary option at the position. As long as he stays healthy, Collins should approach 1,200-1,300 yards and 8-10 scores -- even with a struggling offensive line.

Christian Kirk is a likely upgrade to Stefon Diggs and Jayden Higgins offers Tee Higgins/Drake London level promise, long-term. That's enough complementary weaponry for Collins to thrive. 

 

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They rarely make wide receivers like Nico Collins. At 6'4.1" 215 pounds, Collins is a size mismatch while also being one of the best athletes at the position. Collins ranked second in yards per route run (3.10) in 2023 and third in the same metric (2.87) last season. In his breakout 2023 season in the 13 games where he played on 50+% of the offensive snaps, he averaged 7.8 targets, 5.8 receptions, 97.4 receiving yards, and scored 7 touchdowns. 97.4 receiving yards per game would've ranked fourth-best in the entire NFL. His 88 receiving yards per game last season did rank fourth best.

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Ryan Weisse
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"Nico Collins has really come on since CJ Stroud became the QB in Houston. While Stroud has been up and down, Collins has been a target magnet. Expect no different in 2025."

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The Texans are investing strongly in their receiving corp. The question is can they support an alpha wide receiver like many project Nico Collins to be, or is the more likely case that he is the number one receiver, but others get a good share too. Christian Kirk comes in free agency. The 34th and 79th picks were spent on Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel. And the depth chart doesnt stop there. Collins is too risky at his current asking price.

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Career Stats

YR TM G RSH RushYD RushTD TGT REC RecYD Y/Rec RecTD Rank VBD ADP
2021 HOU 14 0 0 0 61 33 446 13.5 1 90 82
2022 HOU 10 0 0 0 66 37 481 13.0 2 79 63
2023 HOU 15 1 7 0 109 80 1297 16.2 8 9 51
2024 HOU 12 0 0 0 99 68 1006 14.8 7 18 18
Total 51 1 7 0 335 218 3230 14.8 18 69

Game Logs

YR WK OPP oSNAP RSH YD TD TARG REC YD TD
2024 TEN 502 0 0 0 99 68 1006 7
2024 1 IND 63 0 0 0 8 6 117 0
2024 2 CHI 52 0 0 0 10 8 135 1
2024 3 MIN 55 0 0 0 10 4 86 0
2024 4 JAX 63 0 0 0 15 12 151 1
2024 5 BUF 9 0 0 0 2 2 78 1
2024 11 DAL 30 0 0 0 7 4 54 0
2024 12 TEN 44 0 0 0 9 5 92 1
2024 13 JAX 44 0 0 0 11 8 119 0
2024 15 MIA 41 0 0 0 6 4 17 2
2024 16 KC 50 0 0 0 10 7 60 0
2024 17 BAL 40 0 0 0 6 3 59 0
2024 18 TEN 11 0 0 0 5 5 38 1
2023 TEN 668 1 7 0 109 80 1297 8
2023 1 BAL 54 0 0 0 11 6 80 0
2023 2 IND 52 0 0 0 9 7 146 1
2023 3 JAX 37 0 0 0 3 2 34 0
2023 4 PIT 54 0 0 0 9 7 168 2
2023 5 ATL 51 0 0 0 4 3 39 0
2023 6 NO 46 0 0 0 6 4 80 0
2023 8 CAR 42 0 0 0 6 4 30 0
2023 9 TB 57 0 0 0 5 3 54 1
2023 11 ARI 51 0 0 0 11 7 65 0
2023 12 JAX 46 0 0 0 9 7 104 1
2023 13 DEN 55 0 0 0 12 9 191 1
2023 14 NYJ 3 0 0 0 1 1 13 0
2023 16 CLE 35 0 0 0 6 4 18 1
2023 17 TEN 38 1 7 0 8 7 80 0
2023 18 IND 47 0 0 0 9 9 195 1
2022 WAS 442 0 0 0 66 37 481 2
2022 1 IND 47 0 0 0 3 2 26 0
2022 2 DEN 42 0 0 0 9 4 58 0
2022 3 CHI 40 0 0 0 4 2 41 0
2022 4 LAC 45 0 0 0 5 3 82 0
2022 5 JAX 47 0 0 0 6 4 65 0
2022 7 LV 30 0 0 0 3 3 33 0
2022 8 TEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 9 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 10 NYG 50 0 0 0 10 5 49 1
2022 11 WAS 48 0 0 0 7 5 48 0
2022 12 MIA 46 0 0 0 9 6 44 0
2022 13 CLE 47 0 0 0 10 3 35 1
2022 14 DAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 15 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 TEN 536 0 0 0 61 33 446 1
2021 1 JAX 43 0 0 0 3 1 7 0
2021 2 CLE 2 0 0 0 1 1 32 0
2021 6 IND 43 0 0 0 6 4 44 0
2021 7 ARI 35 0 0 0 5 2 28 0
2021 8 LAR 39 0 0 0 4 4 55 0
2021 9 MIA 48 0 0 0 3 3 25 0
2021 11 TEN 38 0 0 0 2 1 9 0
2021 12 NYJ 37 0 0 0 5 2 28 0
2021 13 IND 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2021 14 SEA 57 0 0 0 10 5 69 0
2021 15 JAX 36 0 0 0 4 2 14 0
2021 16 LAC 45 0 0 0 4 3 33 1
2021 17 SF 40 0 0 0 5 2 35 0
2021 18 TEN 41 0 0 0 8 3 67 0