Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 3: Stats and Projections vs. Colts

Houston Texans wideout Nico Collins will take on the team with last season's 30th-ranked pass defense, the Indianapolis Colts (247.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 3 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Collins' next game versus the Colts, should you think about him for your DFS lineup? Scroll down for more stats and info.

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Nico Collins Week 3 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
• Game Date: September 27, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 66.86
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.31

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Collins 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Collins picked up 155.2 fantasy points (10.3 per game), ninth at his position and 63rd in the league.
• Collins picked up 14.2 fantasy points in his one game so far this season. He had 75 yards receiving, on seven catches (10 targets), and one touchdown.
• Collins accumulated 20.5 fantasy points -- three receptions, 85 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 15 versus the Arizona Cardinals.
• In Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts, Collins posted 16.5 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), with these numbers: five receptions, 98 yards.
• Collins picked up 2.1 fantasy points -- three catches, 21 yards, on seven targets -- in Week 1 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was his poorest game of the year.
• Collins recorded 2.5 fantasy points -- three catches, 25 yards, on five targets -- in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Colts Defensive Performance

• Last season, Indianapolis allowed four quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Colts last season.
• Against Indianapolis last season, six players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Colts last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Indianapolis last season, eight players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Colts last season, 23 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Indianapolis gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only one player last season.
• In the ground game, two players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Colts last season.
• On the ground, Indianapolis allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• On the ground, the Colts allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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