Is Nico Collins playing this week?
No injury designationOfficial practice report (week 4): Full practice, hamstring injury.
Nico Collins has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
#Texans Pro Bowl receiver Nico Collins removed from injury report, as said previously, all set for Sunday vs. #Cowboys Trent Brown (illness, knee, wrist) removed from injury report. Ruled out Azeez Al-Shaair and M.J. Stewart. Questionable and expected to play: Logan Hall (knee),
Aaron Wilson @AaronWilson_NFL · 1d ago · View on X
Texans WR Nico Collins is OFF Houston’s injury report.
DJ Bien-Aime | NASM CPT @Djbienaime · 1d ago · View on X
Nico Collins (hamstring) not listed on injury report for Week 4.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 1d ago · View on X
Nico Collins (hamstring) seen participating in practice again Friday, via @jonmalexander.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 1d ago · View on X
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Must start. Scored 14.2 points last game against a typical 9.1 (trending up).
Why we say must start
- Projected 10.9 points, #8 among WRs this week, inside the top 8 we call must-starts.
- Scored 14.2 points last game against a typical 9.1 (trending up).
- DAL's defense has allowed 24% more points to WRs than the league average.
- Averaging 10 targets a game.
- Played 72% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 9.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- HOU favored by 3
- Game total
- 48.5
- DAL vs WRs
- 24% more points
- Last game snaps
- 72%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
27
Height
6'4"
Weight
222 lb
College
Michigan
Experience
5 seasons
Draft
2021 · Pick #89 (HOU)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 62.9?
Collins' grade is built mostly on strong per-play value: he generated +0.437 expected points per target, above the league average, which lifted his grade. That's from only 10 targets in one game against Buffalo, so a couple of plays swing the number a lot.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target of +0.437 ranked 35th of 89 receivers, driven by plays like his 25-yard grab against the Bills and his 12-yard touchdown catch.
Holding it back
- A short catch on 3rd and 6 that gained just 2 yards cost expected points.
- Two incomplete deep targets against Buffalo also pulled down his value on those plays.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.491
Success rate
60%
WPA (sum)
0.26
Opponent adj.
-0.054
Plays graded
10
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 1 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.