Yahoo Fantasy Football - Josh & Hayden on Nico Collins
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I'm about to crown Nico Collins as a A tier play. My wide receiver seven. He's played 41 games with CJ Stout. In those games, he's the wide receiver six on wide receiver 11 usage. He's averaging 96 air yards per game. In week one, uh it was the same old story there. He had 10 targets. He was the wide receiver nine, a wide receiver five usage. The hamstrings always make us nervous, but without Jaden Higgins, I nobody else can get open.
STACKED’s take
A-tier WR7; 96 air yards/game with Stroud; Cowboys corners injured; excellent matchup
Nico Collins is Aman Ross St. Brown's A-tier play and WR7 overall. In 41 games with CJ Stroud, he is WR6 on WR11 usage, averaging 96 air yards per game. In week one, he had 10 targets (WR9 on WR5 usage). Despite hamstring concerns, without Jaden Higgins, the Texans have no other option; they have the worst separation score in the NFL and most contested targets, forcing them to rely on Collins. Faces Cowboys with injuries to cornerbacks Kobe Durant (hamstring, not practicing) and Siobhan Rebell (knee, not practicing), and just traded for Joey Porter Jr. (unlikely to play much). Texans projected for eighth most points on the week at 26. Zay Flowers had 104 yards against them on a couple dozen routes as a part-time player coming off injury, and Steph Diggs was WR8 in week two. This is an excellent spot for Collins to bounce back.
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