Nico Collins, 2019
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Receiver, Michigan, 2017–⁠20

Nico Collins

Number
No. 4
Height
6′4″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL
Born
Mar 19, 1999, in Pinson, Alabama

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Nico Collins played receiver at Michigan (2017–⁠20). The Houston Texans took Collins in round 3, No. 89 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
729
Receiving yards, 2019 (Michigan, 9–⁠4)
Best game
165 yards
At Indiana, week 13, 2019: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 89
Round 3, 2021 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

6catches, career highthree times; last at Indiana, 2019165receiving yards, career highat Indiana, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highat Indiana, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Michigan3279.0013
2018Michigan3863216.6652
2019Michigan3772919.7776
Career781,38817.81376

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Michigan4WRFr.
2018Michigan4WRSo.
2019Michigan4WRJr.6′4″222

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Michigan30.68––2.0–
2018Michigan501.0397th (n=497)0.5351.46%
2019Michigan600.8487th (n=499)0.5450.67%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Michigan 12 games, 37 catches, 729 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠21349128
Sep 7vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21232018
Sep 21atWisconsinL 14–⁠35366032
Sep 28vs.RutgersW 52–⁠0259148
Oct 5vs.IowaW 10–⁠3363051
Oct 19atPenn StateL 21–⁠28689030
Oct 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠14116116
Nov 2atMarylandW 38–⁠7265051
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 44–⁠10345122
Nov 23atIndianaW 39–⁠146165376
Nov 30vs.Ohio StateL 27–⁠56232021
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 16–⁠35448018
2018 Michigan 13 games, 38 catches, 632 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atNotre DameL 17–⁠24366052
Sep 8vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠3144144
Sep 15vs.SMUW 45–⁠201303
Sep 22vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠10228023
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 20–⁠17673036
Oct 6vs.MarylandW 42–⁠21151051
Oct 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠13431011
Oct 20atMichigan StateW 21–⁠7324110
Nov 3vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠7253047
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠7356236
Nov 17vs.IndianaW 31–⁠20332014
Nov 24atOhio StateL 39–⁠62491243
Dec 29 ✦vs.FloridaL 15–⁠41580041
2017 Michigan 2 games, 3 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 28vs.RutgersW 35–⁠14112012
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 19–⁠26215013

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′4⅛″
Weight215 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan78½″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.79 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–⁠25)

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Houston Texans14334461
2022Houston Texans10374812
2023Houston Texans15801,2978
2024Houston Texans12681,0067
2025Houston Texans15711,1176
2026 (so far)Houston Texans3192493
NFL career693084,59627

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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