Nico Collins (Wide Receiver, HOU) enters the 2026 draft season as our model's WR8, projected for ~233 PPR points (overall rank 28). In the 2025 season they finished as the WR8 in PPR scoring. Projections come from prior-season form, usage and opponent strength — a data baseline for draft research, not a betting edge.
The market drafts Nico Collins on average 7 spots EARLIER than our board (ADP rank 21 vs model rank 28) — beware of reaching.
Pace assumes a full 17-game season at the player's current modelled per-game rate — it does not account for injury, role changes, suspensions or coaching decisions that can shift usage during the season. Data baseline for research, not a betting edge.
| Scoring | Proj pts | VOR | Tier | Overall | Pos rank | ADP | TD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPR | 233 | 57 | 2 | 28 | WR8 | 20.5 | 30% |
| Half-PPR | 194 | 48 | 2 | 29 | WR8 | 20.0 | 30% |
| Standard | 154 | 41 | 2 | 31 | WR7 | 20.2 | 30% |
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 120 | 71 | 1117 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 226 |
| 2024 | 12 | 99 | 68 | 1006 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 2023 | 15 | 109 | 80 | 1297 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 258 |
| 2022 | 10 | 66 | 37 | 481 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 2021 | 14 | 60 | 33 | 446 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2 | TB | 9 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
| 3 | JAX | 11 | 8 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 4 | TEN | 6 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| 5 | BAL | 5 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16.0 |
| 7 | SEA | 10 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 9 | DEN | 11 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 10 | JAX | 15 | 7 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 |
| 11 | TEN | 10 | 9 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 |
| 12 | BUF | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 13 | IND | 10 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21.5 |
| 14 | KC | 8 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| 15 | ARI | 4 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 16 | LV | 9 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 17 | LAC | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |