Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 4: Stats and Projections vs. Cowboys

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins will be up against the team with last year's 32nd-ranked passing defense, the Dallas Cowboys (251.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 4 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Collins' next game against the Cowboys, should you think about him for your daily fantasy lineup? Scroll down for more stats and information.

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Nico Collins Week 4 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys
• Game Date: October 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.5
• Projected Receiving Yards: 77.27
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.41

Projections provided by numberFire

Collins 2025 Fantasy Performance

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

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Cowboys Defensive Performance

• Dallas surrendered more than 300 passing yards to four QBs last year.
• Last year, the Cowboys allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Against Dallas last season, 11 players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Cowboys last year, six players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, Dallas allowed over 100 receiving yards to six players last season.
• Against the Cowboys last season, 28 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Dallas gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to six players last season.
• In the ground game, five players compiled more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Cowboys last season.
• On the ground, Dallas allowed 17 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Six players rushed for multiple TDs in a game versus the Cowboys last year.

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