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Nico Collins

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Nico Collins is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2024 and 2025.

77 NFL games6 seasons

Updated

About Nico Collins

Born on March 19, 1999, in Pinson, Alabama, in the United States, Collins wears number 12 as a wide receiver for the Houston Texans. He played college football at Michigan, and his time with the Texans began in 2021.

Season by season77

77 games: 72 regular season, 5 playoffs. Every NFL game of his career, newest season first.

SeasonTeamGamesCatchesYardsTDTargets
2026HOU628384439
2025HOU15711,1176120
2025 playoffs132107
2024HOU12681,006799
2024 playoffs212203116
2023HOU15801,2978109
2023 playoffs211164117
2022HOU1037481266
2021HOU1433446160
Career723174,73128493
Career playoffs526388240

How he is doing nowThrough week 9

2026 receiving384 yds28 catches on 39 targets, 4 TD, 6 games
Texans3-52026 regular season
Last game4-55-1catches-yards-TD, Nov 8 at Chargers
Injury status

No active flag. Latest report Active (2d ago).

Game log, 2026

HOU @ LACFinal 44-22, Nov 8, 2026

receiving: REC 4, YDS 55, AVG 13.8, TD 1, LONG 19, TGTS 4

Betting: HOU moneyline won, spread -5.5 covered

NYG @ HOUFinal 27-21, Oct 25, 2026

receiving: REC 2, YDS 6, AVG 3.0, TD 0, LONG 4, TGTS 5

Betting: HOU moneyline lost

HOU @ JAXFinal 34-31, Oct 18, 2026

rushing: CAR 1, YDS 5, AVG 5.0, TD 0, LONG 5

receiving: REC 3, YDS 74, AVG 24.7, TD 0, LONG 42, TGTS 5

Betting: HOU moneyline won, spread +2.5 covered

HOU @ TENFinal 26-3, Oct 11, 2026

receiving: REC 5, YDS 56, AVG 11.2, TD 0, LONG 20, TGTS 7

Betting: HOU moneyline won, spread -6.5 covered

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DAL @ HOUFinal 34-30, Oct 4, 2026

receiving: REC 7, YDS 118, AVG 16.9, TD 2, LONG 45, TGTS 8

Betting: HOU moneyline lost, spread -3 did not cover

BUF @ HOUFinal 36-31, Sep 13, 2026

rushing: CAR 1, YDS 7, AVG 7.0, TD 0, LONG 7

receiving: REC 7, YDS 75, AVG 10.7, TD 1, LONG 25, TGTS 10

Betting: HOU moneyline lost

Box score lines from ESPN.

Betting: his team's result at the closing moneyline and spread most of our sportsbooks closed at (3 books or more).

Next game

Week 10 at Cleveland BrownsSun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ETHuntington Bank Field

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Collins against the Browns4 games, 14 catches, 181 yds, 3 TD

Last met Jan 13, 2024; his teams 1-3.

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A 195-yard day

On Jan 6, 2024 (Week 18), Collins had 9 catches for 195 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown in a 23-19 win at the Indianapolis Colts.

CareerPro since 2021

Houston Texans2021 to now - 77 games
5years2021 to 2026
  1. 2021NFL debut37-21 win vs Jaguars
  2. 2023Best season80 catches, 1,297 yds, 8 TD in 15 games
  3. 2024Best game9-195-1, vs Colts
  4. Nov 8, 2026Latest game4-55-1 at Chargers

Regular season

72 games

317 catches, 4,731 yds, 28 TD

Playoffs

5 games

26 catches, 388 yds, 2 TD

Honors

  • 2x Pro Bowl (2024, 2025)

First NFL game

Sep 12, 2021: 1 catch, 7 yds, 0 TDTexans 37, Jaguars 21

Latest game

Nov 8, 2026: 4 catches, 55 yds, 1 TDTexans 44, Chargers 22

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

6-2his teams

His line: 39 catches, 513 yds, 3 TD

Last met Oct 11, 2026

3-3his teams

His line: 33 catches, 626 yds, 2 TD

Last met Nov 30, 2025

1-3his teams

His line: 18 catches, 259 yds, 1 TD

Last met Oct 5, 2025

1-3his teams

His line: 14 catches, 181 yds, 3 TD

Last met Jan 13, 2024

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

  1. Nov 8, 2026Active

    Collins corralled all four of his targets for 55 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 44-22 victory at the Chargers.

    ESPN / HOU

  2. Oct 25, 2026Active

    Collins caught two of five targets for six yards in Sunday's 27-21 overtime loss to the Giants.

    ESPN / HOU

  3. Oct 18, 2026Active

    Collins caught three of five targets for 74 yards in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Jaguars. He added five yards on his only carry.

    ESPN / HOU

  4. Oct 11, 2026Active

    Collins caught five of seven targets for 56 yards in Sunday's 26-3 win over the Titans.

    ESPN / HOU

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  1. Oct 4, 2026Active

    Collins caught seven of eight targets for 118 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 34-30 loss to the Cowboys.

    ESPN / HOU

  2. Oct 2, 2026Active

    Collins (hamstring) was a full participant in Friday's practice and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Cowboys.

    ESPN / HOU

  3. Oct 2, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) was on the field for Friday's practice, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  4. Oct 1, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) remained limited at Thursday's practice.

    ESPN / HOU

  5. Oct 1, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) is taking part in Thursday's padded practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  6. Sep 30, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) was limited in Wednesday's practice.

    ESPN / HOU

  7. Sep 30, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  8. Sep 28, 2026Out Leg

    out

    ESPN / HOU

  9. Sep 28, 2026Questionable Leg

    Head coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he's "hopeful" to have Collins available for the Texans' Week 4 game against the Cowboys, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  10. Sep 28, 2026Out Leg

    Head coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he's "hopeful" to have Collins available for the Texans' Week 4 game against the Cowboys, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  11. Sep 27, 2026Out Leg

    Collins (hamstring) is making good progress in his recovery, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  12. Sep 27, 2026Out Leg

    Collins (hamstring), who is missing a second game in a row Sunday at Indianapolis, has "a decent chance" to return to action in Week 4 against the Cowboys on Oct. 4, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  13. Sep 27, 2026Out Leg

    Collins (hamstring), who is missing a second game in a row Sunday at Indianapolis, has "a decent chance" to return to action in Week 4 against the Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 4, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  14. Sep 25, 2026Out Leg

    Collins (hamstring) will not play in Sunday's game at Indianapolis.

    ESPN / HOU

  15. Sep 25, 2026Doubtful Leg

    Collins (hamstring) isn't practicing Friday and is slated to miss a second game in a row, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  16. Sep 25, 2026Doubtful Leg

    Collins (hamstring) isn't practicing Friday and is slated to miss a second game in a row, Aaron Wilson reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  17. Sep 25, 2026Out Leg

    Collins (hamstring) is "very much in doubt" for Sunday's game against the Colts, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  18. Sep 25, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) is "very much in doubt" for Sunday's game against the Colts, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  19. Sep 24, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant at Thursday's practice.

    ESPN / HOU

  20. Sep 24, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) wasn't spotted at the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  21. Sep 23, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's injury report.

    ESPN / HOU

  22. Sep 23, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) wasn't spotted at the media-access portion of Wednesday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  23. Sep 22, 2026Questionable Leg

    questionable

    ESPN / HOU

  24. Sep 21, 2026Out Leg

    out

    ESPN / HOU

  25. Sep 19, 2026Out Leg

    Collins may miss two games due to a hamstring injury, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  26. Sep 18, 2026Out Leg

    Collins (hamstring) will not play Sunday against the Bengals.

    ESPN / HOU

  27. Sep 18, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) wasn't spotted at the start of Friday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  28. Sep 17, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant on Thursday's injury report.

    ESPN / HOU

  29. Sep 17, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins (hamstring) wasn't on the field during the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  30. Sep 17, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins met with doctors after injuring his hamstring at Wednesday's practice, and although the injury does not seem serious, his status for Week 2 "is in jeopardy," Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  31. Sep 17, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins met with doctors after injuring his hamstring at Wednesday's practice, and although the injury does not seem serious his status for Week 2 "is in jeopardy," Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  32. Sep 16, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins is undergoing tests on a hamstring injury that limited him at Wednesday's practice, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  33. Sep 16, 2026Questionable Leg

    Collins was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a hamstring injury.

    ESPN / HOU

  34. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Collins caught seven of 10 targets for 75 yards and a touchdown while adding a seven-yard run in Sunday's 36-31 loss to the Bills.

    ESPN / HOU

  35. Sep 3, 2026Active

    Collins is the clear No. 1 wide receiver for the Texans heading into the regular season, but the pecking order at the position behind him is uncertain, as Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel (hamstring), Kayshon Boutte and Jared Wayne are vying for roles, while Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports that Tank Dell (knee) will begin the season on IR with a designation to return.

    ESPN / HOU

  36. Aug 12, 2026Active

    Collins has been in top form at practice ahead of the 2026 campaign, John Harris of the Texans' official website reports.

    ESPN / HOU

  37. Jul 21, 2026Active

    Collins said his workload limitations during the offseason were not injury related, and that he was simply being rested ahead of training camp, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports.

    ESPN / HOU

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: nflverse weekly stats, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 7:24 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.