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Nico Collins

RANK #432025 RESULTS · FULL-PPRWR8WR · Houston TexansAge 276' 4"2025 seasonPROP GUIDE →

Games

120

Targets

Receptions

1,117

Rec yards

Rec TD

224

FPTS (PPR)

14.9

FPTS / game

TIER 6 · #43 OVERALLDepth piece — #8 among wide receivers

Nico Collins is ranked #8 among 197 eligible NFL wide receivers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.

Percentile96%

2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Nico Collins 2026 fantasy outlook

15.1Proj FPTS · ~242 / 16 games

8.7–21.5Typical game · middle 50%

#201QB draft rank

#33Superflex rank

#46 · WR8Scoring rank · position

27.5ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #20 overall and WR8 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts versus an ADP of 27.5 — the market drafts him 5 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (7.2 touches/gm late vs 8.1 season), late-season gains in per-touch efficiency.

INJURY RISK Low^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log

HOU 2026 schedule — bye week 8

17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT

BUF

CIN

@IND

DAL

@TEN

@JAX

NYG

BYE

@LAC

W10

@CLE

W11

IND

W12

BAL

W13

@PIT

W14

@WSH

W15

JAX

W16

@PHI

W17

@GB

W18

TEN

Plan around the week-8 bye when pairing Collins with other WRs on your roster.

Nico Collins consistency and floor

15 GAMES

6.7

Floor (p10)

14.9

Average

23.5

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered67%

Boom rate125%+ of average33%

Bust rateunder half of average13%

14.9

Season avg FPTS

15.4

Last 10 FPTS

15.9

Last 5 FPTS

Collins vs other wide receivers

PERCENTILE · 197 RANKED

Targets12093

Receptions7191

Rec yards1,11796

Rec TD691

Fantasy PPG14.995

Percentile among all ranked NFL wide receivers · 99 = best

Collins fantasy points, last 15 games

2025 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 24.2SEASON LOW 5.5LAST 5 AVG 15.9

Nico Collins game log — 2025

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

WK	OPP	RESULT	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	FPTS
17	@LAC	W 20-16	4	3	57	0	0	0	8.7
16	LV	W 23-21	9	4	59	0	0	0	9.9
15	ARI	W 40-20	4	3	85	2	0	0	23.5
14	@KC	W 20-10	8	4	121	0	0	0	16.1
13	@IND	W 20-16	10	5	98	0	7	1	21.5
12	BUF	W 23-19	3	3	55	0	0	0	8.5
11	@TEN	W 16-13	10	9	92	1	0	0	24.2
10	JAX	W 36-29	15	7	136	0	0	0	20.6
9	DEN	L 18-15	11	7	75	0	0	0	14.5
7	@SEA	L 27-19	10	4	27	0	0	0	6.7
5	@BAL	W 44-10	5	4	52	1	8	0	16
4	TEN	W 26-0	6	4	79	0	0	0	11.9
3	@JAX	L 17-10	11	8	104	1	0	0	22.4
2	TB	L 20-19	9	3	52	1	0	0	14.2
1	@LAR	L 14-9	5	3	25	0	0	0	5.5

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QIs Nico Collins a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #43 overall, #8 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Nico Collins be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 27.5 (roughly round 3 in a 12-team league). We rank him #20 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Nico Collins score in 2026?

We project 15.1 PPR points per game across an expected 16 games — approximately 242 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 8.7 and 21.5 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #46 in projected scoring (#20 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).

QHow consistent is Nico Collins for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 67% of games, with a floor of 6.7 and a ceiling of 23.5 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 33% of games and busted (under half his average) in 13%.

Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.