Nico Collins

Collins increasingly is discussed with the "when healthy" qualifier, which is partially a result of missing multiple games every season so far and partially a reflection of there not being anything else to criticize. A 2021 third-round pick with 4.43 speed in a 6-4, 215-pound frame, Collins broke out alongside QB C.J. Stroud in 2023, with an 80-1,297-8 receiving line in 15 regular-season games. While the rest of Houston's offense then took a step back in 2024, the only problem for Collins was availability. He finished the regular season at 68-1,006-7 on 99 targets, despite missing five games with a hamstring injury and playing less than half the snaps in three others. His cumulative production has been impressive, the per-game numbers even better, and then the per-route/snap metrics yet another level above. Collins is one of three players in the past decade with multiple seasons averaging three-plus yards per route, joined by Tyreek Hill and Julio Jones. Among Collins' current peers, only Hill and Ja'Marr Chase are comparable in terms of both YAC skills and deep-ball prowess. The Texans picked up a new offensive coordinator (Nick Caley) and No. 2 receiver (Christian Kirk) this offseason, but Collins is probably at a level where those changes don't matter much. What does matter is avoiding the soft-tissue injuries that cost him seven full games and limited his snaps in five others the past two seasons.

• K.J. Osborn
  WR
• Dominique Robinson
  DL
• Elias Neal
  LB
• Decamerion Richardson
  DB
• K.J. Cloyd
  LB
• Ethan Evans
  P
• Rakeem Nunez-Roches
  DL
• Tre Brown
  DB