WR#12
Nico Collins
gsis_id 00-0036554
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.27 yd
- Cushion
- 4.84 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.24
- Avg YAC
- 4.22
- Share of intended air yards
- 38.2%
- Catch rate
- 57.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 4
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 0.6%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 97.1
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 7
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 127 | 74 | 1138 | 6 | 37.6 | 0.241 | 0.60 | 15 | 231.3 |
| 2024 | 14 | 115 | 80 | 1209 | 8 | 58.8 | 0.249 | 0.61 | 0 | 248.9 |
| 2023 | 17 | 126 | 91 | 1461 | 9 | 79.8 | 0.238 | 0.57 | 11 | 294.2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 66 | 37 | 481 | 2 | -1.3 | 0.192 | 0.50 | 0 | 97.1 |
| 2021 | 14 | 60 | 33 | 446 | 1 | -0.3 | 0.129 | 0.33 | 0 | 83.6 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 222 lb
- College
- Michigan (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2021 · Rd 3 · Pk 89 · HOU
- Rookie season
- 2021
- Experience
- 6 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 20 · Out · Concussion · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · HOU
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
76 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
George PickensWR · DAL · distance 0.62
- Separation
- 2.31
- Cushion
- 5.17
- YAC over expected
- 2.16
- Share of air yards
- 31.7
- Catch rate
- 67.9
DK MetcalfWR · PIT · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 4.50
- YAC over expected
- 2.81
- Share of air yards
- 31.6
- Catch rate
- 59.6
Quentin JohnstonWR · LAC · distance 0.79
- Separation
- 2.36
- Cushion
- 5.25
- YAC over expected
- 0.75
- Share of air yards
- 23.3
- Catch rate
- 60.7
A.J. BrownWR · PHI · distance 0.79
- Separation
- 2.24
- Cushion
- 5.74
- YAC over expected
- 1.06
- Share of air yards
- 33.4
- Catch rate
- 64.5
Marvin HarrisonWR · ARI · distance 0.85
- Separation
- 2.42
- Cushion
- 4.94
- YAC over expected
- 0.64
- Share of air yards
- 22.0
- Catch rate
- 56.2
Nico Collins baseline
- Separation
- 2.31
- Cushion
- 4.87
- YAC over expected
- 1.69
- Share of air yards
- 34.1
- Catch rate
- 59.2