Nico Collins

Nico Collins (born March 19, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan.

Nico Collins
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Collins with Michigan in 2019
No. 12 – Houston Texans
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-19) March 19, 1999
Pinson, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Clay-Chalkville (Birmingham, Alabama)
College:Michigan (2017–2020)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Receptions:70
Receiving yards:927
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Collins was a wide receiver at Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Alabama. As a junior, he caught 60 passes for 1,103 yards for 16 touchdowns. This was followed by a senior year with 43 passes for 865 yards and 9 touchdowns.[1] In February 2017 Collins committed to play football at Michigan over Georgia and Alabama.[2][3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Nico Collins
WR		 Birmingham, Alabama Clay-Chalkville High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 4.50 Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 120  247Sports: 138  ESPN: 150
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

College career

On October 12, 2017, Collins made his first collegiate reception on a 12 yard pass against Rutgers University. As a freshman, he appeared in 2 games and had three receptions for 27 yards. He had a breakout season in his sophomore year in 2018. He had a 51-yard catch against Maryland, a 47-yard catch against Penn State and four catches for a career-high 91 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio State.[4] He ended the season as the most improved offensive player of the team with 38 receptions for 632 yards and 6 touchdowns. On November 23, 2019, Collins had a career-best 146 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns against Indiana. Despite playing along Donovan Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black and Ronnie Bell, Collins was second on the team in receiving yards in 2019, with 729 yards from 37 receptions and had 7 touchdowns.

Statistics
Team G Receiving
Rec Yds Avg TD
2017 2 3 27 9 0
2018 13 38 632 16.6 6
2019 12 37 729 19.7 7
2020 Opted-out due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Career[5] 27 78 1,388 17.8 13

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 215 lb
(98 kg)		 34+1⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		 9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.45 s1.55 s2.63 s4.32 s6.79 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		14 reps
All values from Pro Day[6][7]

Collins was drafted 89th overall by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.[8] On May 12, 2021, Collins officially signed with the Texans.[9]

2021 season: rookie year

Heading into his first training camp in the NFL, Collins was listed as a starting wide receiver alongside veterans Brandin Cooks and Chris Conley. At the end of the NFL preseason, head coach David Culley named Collins a starting wide receiver, alongside Cooks and Conley, to begin the season.

Collins made his first career start and NFL debut in the Texans' Week 1 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He recorded 1 reception for 7 yards while playing in 55% of the team's offensive snaps. Collins also started in the Texans' Week 2 loss to the Cleveland Browns, where he recorded 1 reception for 32 yards before exiting early in the first quarter with a shoulder injury. Collins was placed on injured reserve on September 21, 2021.[10] He was activated on October 16, 2021 and returned to start the Texans' Week 6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Collins recorded 4 receptions for 44 yards in that game while playing in 57% of the offensive snaps. In Week 8 against the Los Angeles Rams, Collins caught all four of his targets for 55 yards as the Texans lost the game 22-38. In Week 14 against the Seattle Seahawks, Collins recorded 5 receptions for 69 yards and caught his first career touchdown pass while playing 70% of the offensive snaps. In the Texans' Week 18 season finale against the Tennessee Titans, Collins recorded 3 receptions for 67 yards while playing 72% of the offensive snaps. [11]

Overall, Collins finished his rookie season appearing in 14 games (8 starts) and recorded 33 receptions for 446 yards and one touchdown while playing in 59% of the Texans' offensive snaps on the season.

2022 season

Collins entered the 2022 season as the Texans No. 2 receiver behind Brandin Cooks. He finished the season with 37 catches for 481 yards and two touchdowns through 10 games and seven starts.

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2021HOU 1483344613.532100
2022HOU 1073748113.058200
Career24157092713.258300

References
  1. "Nico Collins - Football". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  2. Kirshner, Alex (2017-02-01). "4-star WR Collins picks Michigan over Bama, Georgia". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. Casagr, Michael; Mcasagr, E. | (2019-12-30). "Why star Birmingham WR chose Michigan over Alabama". al. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. "Michigan WR Nico Collins can capitalize on breakout sophomore season". mlive. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  5. "Nico Collins College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Nico Collins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  7. "2022 Draft Scout Nico Collins, Michigan NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  8. Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (April 30, 2021). "Mayfield, Collins, Thomas Selected in Third Round of NFL Draft". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  9. "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/12/21".
  10. "Houston Texans Transactions (9-21-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. September 21, 2021.
  11. "Houston Texans Transactions (10-16-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 16, 2021.
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