Elite WR3 in yards per target with WR9 ADP despite mediocre offense.
Collins is a total freak at 6'4"/222 lbs with elite build-up speed on vertical routes and fluidity after the catch; if ranking WRs based on real-life talent, he'd rank third or fourth. Since 2023, Collins has been the WR7 on WR14 usage in PPR scoring; he's the WR3 in yards per target (10.3) and WR6 in EPA per target (+0.48) despite incredible volume in a mediocre offense. Last year, targets to Collins had a 62% catchable ball rate versus 76% in both 2023 and 2024; he also had a 16% screen rate in those two seasons versus just 3% last year. The Texans were 32nd in percentage of red-zone drives finishing with a TD (32%), a stat bound for positive regression. Collins had 19 red-zone targets resulting in 3.1 yards per target, -8% completion percentage over expected, 37% success rate, and just three touchdowns. The source worries about Houston's offensive coaching staff and OL but says Collins is too elite and Stroud has flashed too much potential to ignore a reasonable ADP of WR9; it would be a fireable offense for Stroud not to be a top-15 fantasy WR. If everything clicks, Collins has a skillset similar to Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
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- What did Yahoo Fantasy Football say about Nico Collins?
- Collins is a total freak at 6'4"/222 lbs with elite build-up speed on vertical routes and fluidity after the catch; if ranking WRs based on real-life talent, he'd rank third or fourth. Since 2023, Collins has been the WR7 on WR14 usage in PPR scoring; he's the WR3 in yards per target (10.3) and WR6 in EPA per target (+0.48) despite incredible volume in a mediocre offense. Last year, targets to Collins had a 62% catchable ball rate versus 76% in both 2023 and 2024; he also had a 16% screen rate in those two seasons versus just 3% last year. The Texans were 32nd in percentage of red-zone drives finishing with a TD (32%), a stat bound for positive regression. Collins had 19 red-zone targets resulting in 3.1 yards per target, -8% completion percentage over expected, 37% success rate, and just three touchdowns. The source worries about Houston's offensive coaching staff and OL but says Collins is too elite and Stroud has flashed too much potential to ignore a reasonable ADP of WR9; it would be a fireable offense for Stroud not to be a top-15 fantasy WR. If everything clicks, Collins has a skillset similar to Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Nico Collins (WR HOU). Elite WR3 in yards per target with WR9 ADP despite mediocre offense.
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