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Fantasy football: Where to draft Houston Texans WR Nico Collins
By Seth Orlemann,
2 days ago
Houston Texans WR Nico Collins is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Selected in the 3rd round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Collins saw major improvements in the 2023-24 season, setting career highs in targets, receptions, yards, and touchdowns. Below, we look at Nico Collins’ 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Entering 2024, he is expected to take another big step in his development and ideally will become a household name, becoming a top wide receiver in the league. The young wideout has a lot of promise in terms of fantasy value.
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Nico Collins’ ADP: 33.69
(ADP data courtesy ofMyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Collins has an ADP of 33.69 in redraft leagues, which puts him in the range of the 3rd to 5th round, depending on the size of the league. His ADP is higher than his teammate Stefon Diggs‘ (36.58), though.
Among wide receivers, Collins’ ADP puts him 15th at the position, behind the likes of Mike Evans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31.16), Drake London (Atlanta Falcons, 30.25), Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers, 29.98) and Cooper Kupp (Las Angeles Rams, 26.76) and ahead of Malik Nabers (New York Giants, 37.76).
Nico Collins’ 2023-24 stats
Games: 15
Receptions | targets: 80 | 109
Receiving yards: 1,297
Receiving touchdowns: 8
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Where should you draft Collins?
Collins should see another bump in his value this year with the arrival of Diggs, who will draw continual attention away from him. Seeing a significant bump in his stats from the year prior, Collins is primed for another big year.
The Texans offense also added RB Joe Mixon, who provides experience and shiftiness to complement an offense that is captained by QB C.J. Stroud.
Draft Collins slightly after Samuel, but don’t let him fall out of the 4th round in 10-team leagues. When healthy, he’s good for more than 90 catches and 1,200-plus yards. He’ll even more valuable in PPR leagues because of his expected increase in targets.
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