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Nico Collins

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Is Nico Collins starting?

Nico Collins is the starting WR1 for the Houston Texans.

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Nico Collins this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Nico Collins is listed as the starter at WR1 going into that game.

At WR1 for the Houston Texans, Xavier Hutchinson and Jayden Higgins are next in line behind him.

Nico Collins's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 31-36 vs BUF (Sep 13).

Nico Collins wears No. 12, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 222 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Michigan.

Is Nico Collins playing this week?

Nico Collins is expected to start at WR1 for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU WR1 Depth

1Nico CollinsStarter
2Xavier Hutchinson
3Jayden Higgins

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 4"
Weight
222
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026HOU319252493170
    2025HOU1571120111762151
    2024HOU12689910067000
    2023HOU158010912978170
    2022HOU1037664812000
    2021HOU1433604461000
    Career6 yrs693084794596274291

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    7
    +1.3/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    Rec Yds
    249
    +8.5/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    69
    Rush Yds
    29

    #31 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    2026314571218.870.7914.6%17.7%0.3410.91
    202515293244839.310.7321.7%32.1%0.5512.00
    202410833654842.830.9318.1%23.3%0.430—
    202311865495372.161.0919.3%22.9%0.4500.35
    202277514321-1.330.6211.8%17.8%0.300—
    202163713122-0.250.7011.5%15.9%0.280—
    Career55241569204—————2—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Rec
    14-18
    Rec Yds
    193
    TD
    3
    Yds/Rec
    13.8

    Road · 1 game

    Rec
    5-7
    Rec Yds
    56
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    11.2

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENYDS 56
    REC
    5
    TGT
    7
    YDS
    56
    TD
    0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALYDS 118
    REC
    7
    TGT
    8
    YDS
    118
    TD
    2
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 13Lvs BUFYDS 75
    REC
    7
    TGT
    10
    YDS
    75
    TD
    1
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    7
    TD
    0

    Final L 31-36

    Nico Collins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Nico Collins plays 71% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 3 games).
    Snap share71%

    College

    Michigan

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