| REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 323 | 14.7 | 45 | 3 | 22.76 |
| Compare to same point last season | |||||
Nico Collins vs. NYG — Dominant Target Earner Set for a Massive Week at Home
Collins continues to operate as the clear focal point of Houston's passing attack, fully shaking off his early-season hamstring issue with explosive plays downfield, including a 42-yard gain last week. Starting on the outside alongside Marvin Harrison Jr. and Tank Dell, Collins commands C.J. Stroud's primary reads and generates consistent separation regardless of coverage.
Rostered in 100% of leagues and started in nearly all of them, Collins is an elite WR1. Our weekly projections anticipate another productive outing, slating him for roughly six receptions on nine targets for 81 yards and strong touchdown equity. While Houston enters as heavy double-digit home favorites against the Giants, Collins remains the primary engine through the air, and fantasy managers should feel confident locking him into lineups across all formats.
| WK | OPP | TARGET | REC | YD | TD | Pts | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | @JAX (9th) | 5 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 5 | @TEN (15th) | 7 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | DAL (21st) | 8 | 7 | 118 | 2 | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | @IND (2nd) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | CIN (21st) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1 | BUF (24th) | 10 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 21 | 13 |
| 30 | 22 | 323 | 3 | 74 | |||
| RECEIVING | RUSH | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | TGTS | REC | YD | AVG | TD | ATT | YD | AVG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HOU | 14 | 61 | 33 | 446 | 13.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | HOU | 10 | 66 | 37 | 481 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 109 | 80 | 1297 | 16.2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | HOU | 12 | 99 | 68 | 1006 | 14.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | HOU | 16 | 123 | 74 | 1172 | 15.8 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | HOU | 4 | 30 | 22 | 323 | 14.7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ||
| ON PACE | 12 | 90 | 66 | 969 | 14.7 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 3-YEAR AVG | 16 | 121 | 82 | 1281 | 15.7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6.5 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 75 | 521 | 337 | 5092 | 15.1 | 29 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | |||
| REC | REC YD | REC TD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | 80.9 | 0.6 | 17.7 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 95% | 78% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | 92% | 9% |
| Woody Marks | 94% | 64% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 44% | 13% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jayden Higgins | 2% | 0% |
| Nico Collins | 100% | 99% |
| Marvin Harrison | 87% | 17% |
| Tank Dell | 49% | 1% |
| Jaylin Noel | 40% | 14% |
| Kayshon Boutte | 5% | 0% |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 3% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 94% | 92% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Texans DST | 93% | 87% |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| British Brooks #44 · RB | OutIRHamstring | Brooks is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least 4 games. INJ SINCE: Sep 30 |
| Graham Mertz QB | OutIRKnee | Mertz has suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 13 |
| Jawhar Jordan #25 · RB | OutIRUndisclosed | Jordan, a practice squad player, is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Jayden Higgins #81 · WR | OutIRKnee | Higgins suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 19 |
| Noah Whittington #26 · RB | OutIRQuad | Whittington, a practice squad player, is dealing with a torn quad and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Oct 1 |
| Sam Hagen #76 · OT | OutIRUndisclosed | Hagen is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Sep 1 |
| Blake Fisher #57 · OT | QuestionableDTDThumb | Fisher did not practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Brevin Jordan #9 · TE | QuestionableDTDFoot | Jordan was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 22 |
| Dalton Schultz #86 · TE | QuestionableDTDQuad | Schultz was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| David Montgomery #32 · RB | QuestionableDTDGroin | Montgomery did not practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 11 |
| Ed Ingram #69 · G | ProbableDTDBack/Hip | Ingram was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 22 |
| Trent Brown #77 · OT | ProbableDTDWrist | Brown was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Gaye DE | OutIRKnee | Gaye is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 30 |
| Dylan Horton #92 · DE | OutIRAchilles | Horton is dealing with a torn Achilles and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 24 |
| E.J. Speed #45 · LB | OutPUPQuadriceps | Speed underwent surgery to repair a torn quadriceps and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Jun 2 |
| Jake Hummel #33 · ILB | OutIRGroin | Hummel is dealing with a groin injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games. INJ SINCE: Sep 13 |
| Jaylin Smith #22 · CB | OutIRHamstring | Smith is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least the next four games. INJ SINCE: Oct 4 |
| K.C. Ossai #52 · LB | OutIRUndisclosed | Ossai is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 22 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. #97 · DT | OutIRTorn ACL | Edwards Jr. is dealing with a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Sep 27 |
| Solomon Byrd DE | OutIRUndisclosed | Byrd is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Aug 31 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair LB | QuestionableDTDKnee | Al-Shaair was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Henry To'oTo'o #39 · LB | QuestionableDTDShoulder | To'oTo'o was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Jalen Pitre #5 · S | QuestionableDTDShoulder | Pitre did not practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 11 |
| Reed Blankenship #6 · S | QuestionableDTDConcussion/Hand | Blankenship did not practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 18 |
| Jadeveon Clowney #90 · DE | ProbableDTDKnee | Clowney was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Logan Hall #96 · DE | ProbableDTDKnee | Hall was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Giants. INJ SINCE: Oct 21 |
| Team | W-L | Win % | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-0 | 0.667 | 154 | 104 | |
| 2-4-0 | 0.333 | 144 | 164 | |
| 2-4-0 | 0.333 | 144 | 143 | |
| 1-5-0 | 0.167 | 84 | 129 |
| Player | TOTAL LOOKS | RUSH ATT | TGT | REC | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
| David Montgomery | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jawhar Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | TOTAL LOOKS | TGT | REC | RUSH ATT | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kayshon Boutte | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jared Wayne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | TOTAL LOOKS | TGT | REC | RUSH ATT | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Foster Moreau | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RATE | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Stroud | 6 | 143 | 219 | 1714 | 9 | 1 | 100.9 | 76 | 1 | |
| D.Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | TGT | REC | REC YDS | SNAPS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.Marks | 6 | 58 | 205 | 3.5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 79 | 227 | |
| D.Montgomery | 5 | 52 | 138 | 2.7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 155 | |
| J.Jordan | 1 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| D.Ogunbowale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| B.Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | SNAPS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Noel | 6 | 21 | 17 | 334 | 19.6 | 2 | 52 | 181 | |
| N.Collins | 4 | 30 | 22 | 323 | 14.7 | 3 | 45 | 188 | |
| X.Hutchinson | 6 | 34 | 18 | 241 | 13.4 | 0 | 28 | 216 | |
| K.Boutte | 6 | 21 | 14 | 169 | 12.1 | 0 | 23 | 230 | |
| M.Harrison Jr. | 5 | 17 | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 1 | 33 | 218 | |
| J.Wayne | 5 | 12 | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 0 | 20 | 135 | |
| L.Bond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Player | GP | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | SNAPS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Schultz | 6 | 37 | 28 | 277 | 9.9 | 0 | 35 | 229 | |
| F.Moreau | 6 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 3 | 25 | 174 | |
| C.Stover | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 20 | 95 | |
| M.Klein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | |
| B.Jordan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Player | GP | FGM | FGA | XPM | XPA | PTS | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Fairbairn | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 62 |
| Player | GP | TKL | SACK | TFL | INT | PD | FF | FR | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Al-Shaair | 5 | 49 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.Blankenship | 6 | 43 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.Lassiter | 6 | 37 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.Togiai | 6 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| J.Hansen | 6 | 29 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| W.Anderson Jr. | 6 | 28 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| C.Bullock | 6 | 26 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Pitre | 5 | 23 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| S.Rankins | 6 | 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Hunter | 6 | 15 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| D.Stingley Jr. | 6 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| L.Hall | 6 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H.To'oTo'o | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Clowney | 4 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.Edwards Jr. | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.Ramsey | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S.Harsh | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.Murray | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Crumedy | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.Stewart | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.McDonald | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.Smith | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Robinson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| W.Woodaz | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B.Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G.Odum | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Hill | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Hummel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.Fisher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.Braswell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| WEEK | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU vs BUF | L 31-36 |
| 2 | HOU vs CIN | L 6-20 |
| 3 | HOU @IND | L 17-19 |
| 4 | HOU vs DAL | L 30-34 |
| 5 | HOU @TEN | W 26-3 |
| 6 | HOU @JAC | W 34-31 |
| 7 | HOU vs NYG | |
| 8 | HOU vs BYE | |
| 9 | HOU @LAC | |
| 10 | HOU @CLE | |
| 11 | HOU vs IND | |
| 12 | HOU vs BAL | |
| 13 | HOU @PIT | |
| 14 | HOU @WAS | |
| 15 | HOU vs JAC | |
| 16 | HOU @PHI | |
| 17 | HOU @GB | |
| 18 | HOU vs TEN |
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| Titans DST TEN DST | +30.2 |
| Browns DST CLE DST | +27.4 |
| Omar Cooper NYJ WR | +22.5 |
| Jets DST NYJ DST | +19.4 |
| Roschon Johnson CHI RB | +19.1 |
| Demario Douglas NE WR | +17.2 |
| Chris Boswell PIT K | +14.2 |
| Aaron Rodgers PIT QB | +11.0 |
| J.J. McCarthy NYG QB | +10.5 |
| Jaylin Noel HOU WR | +10.3 |
| Tyrone Tracy NYG RB | +9.9 |
| Vikings DST MIN DST | +8.9 |
| Kyler Murray MIN QB | +8.8 |
| Michael Mayer LV TE | +8.6 |
| Broncos DST DEN DST | +8.5 |
| Ravens DST BAL DST | -20.7 |
| Jameis Winston NYG QB | -12.1 |
| Colts DST IND DST | -11.9 |
| Terry McLaurin WAS WR | -11.6 |
| Jaguars DST JAC DST | -10.7 |
| Rams DST LAR DST | -10.5 |
| Patriots DST NE DST | -10.4 |
| Cam Little JAC K | -10.1 |
| Jalen Hurts PHI QB | -9.8 |
| MarShawn Lloyd GB RB | -9.6 |
| Buccaneers DST TB DST | -9.2 |
| Chiefs DST KC DST | -7.1 |
| Blake Grupe LAR K | -6.8 |
| Tyler Bass BUF K | -6.3 |
| Romeo Doubs NE WR | -6.1 |