Come on down, Nico Collins. You’re joining C.J. Stroud, Joe Mixon and Will Anderson in the NFL’s Top 100.
Collins, who posted his second 1,000-yard season in 2024 en route to helping the Houston Texans secure their second straight AFC South division title, appeared at No. 32 in the NFL’s Top 100 list, a a poll of the league’s players that ranks the 100 best players across the sport. The fifth-year Pro Bowl pass-catcher is the fourth Houston player in the No. 100-31 spots in the top 100, joining Stroud (No. 39), Anderson (No. 46) and Mixon (No. 58).
“Collins was one of the few Texans offensive players who lived up to the massive weight of expectations last season,” NFL Network’s Bobby Kownack wrote. “He surged out of the gates with three 100-yard receiving performances in his first five games. He likely would’ve made it four, too, considering he already had 78 yards on two catches at the time of his Week 5 hamstring injury. Although Collins wasn’t quite as prolific upon his return in Week 11 and beyond, he remained one of the league’s preeminent deep threats and C.J. Stroud’s surest bet at success — descriptions likely to fit him again this year amid a remade WR room in Houston.”
Before a hamstring injury sidelined him for five games, Collins was on pace to be the league’s top receiver, averaging 124.6 yards per game as Stroud’s No. 1 weapon. His five-game hiatus slowed down the offensive personnel and led to regression in the passing game.
Overall, Collins finished with 68 receptions for 1,006 yards while averaging 14.8 yards per catch. Entering this fall, the expectation is for him to pick up where he left off while Houston takes another run toward the AFC conference championship.
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