Nico Collins Week 17 Preview vs. the Chargers

Nico Collins will be up against the sixth-best passing defense in the league when his Houston Texans play the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17, on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Collins' 68 catches have yielded a team-high 1,060 total yards (and an average of 75.7 per game) and six scores. He has been targeted 116 times.

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Collins vs. the Chargers

• Collins vs the Chargers (since 2021): 2 GP / 77.5 REC YPG / 2 REC TD
• Los Angeles has allowed just three opposing receivers to rack up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• The Chargers have allowed 13 opposing players to record a TD reception against them this year.
• Los Angeles has allowed only one player to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• Collins will face the NFL's sixth-ranked pass defense this week. The Chargers concede 179.3 passing yards per contest.
• The Chargers have the No. 2 defense in the NFL in passing touchdowns allowed, giving up 14 this season (0.9 per game).

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Collins Receiving Insights

• In eight of 14 games this season, Collins has eclipsed his prop for receiving yards.
• Collins has 22.2% of his team's target share (116 targets on 522 passing attempts).
• He has 1,060 receiving yards on 116 targets to rank 22nd in league play with 9.1 yards per target.
• Collins has had a touchdown catch in five of 14 games this season, and he found the end zone more than once on one of those occasions.
• He has scored seven of his team's 29 offensive touchdowns this season (24.1%).
• With 15 red zone targets, Collins has been on the receiving end of 22.1% of his team's 68 red zone pass attempts.

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Collins' Recent Performance