Nico Collins

Nico Collins (born March 19, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan.

Nico Collins
Collins with Michigan in 2019
No. 12 – Houston Texans
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-19) March 19, 1999
Pinson, Alabama
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Clay-Chalkville (Birmingham, Alabama)
College:Michigan
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Receptions:18
Receiving yards:228
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Collins was a wide receiver at Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Alabama. As a junior, he caught 60 passes for 1,103 yards for 16 touchdowns. This was followed by a senior year with 43 passes for 865 yards and 9 touchdowns.[1] In February 2017 Collins committed to play football at Michigan over Georgia and Alabama.[2][3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Nico Collins
WR		 Birmingham, Alabama Clay-Chalkville High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 4.50 Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 120  247Sports: 138  ESPN: 150
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

    College career

    On October 12, 2017, Collins made his first collegiate reception on a 12 yard pass against Rutgers. As a freshman, he appeared in 2 games and had three receptions for 27 yards. He had a breakout season in his sophomore year in 2018. He had a 51-yard catch against Maryland, a 47-yard catch against Penn State and four catches for a career high 91-yard and two touchdowns against Ohio State.[4] He ended the season as the most improved offensive player of the team with 38 receptions for 632 yards and 6 touchdowns. On November 23, 2019, Collins had a career 146 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns against Indiana. Despite playing along Donovan Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black and Ronnie Bell, Collins was second on the team in receiving yards in 2019, with 729 yards from 37 receptions and had 7 touchdowns.

    Statistics
    Team G Receiving
    Rec Yds Avg TD
    2017 2 3 27 9 0
    2018 13 38 632 16.6 6
    2019 12 37 729 19.7 7
    2020 Opted-out due to the COVID-19 pandemic
    Career[5] 27 78 1,388 17.8 13

    Professional career

    Collins was drafted 89th overall by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.[6] On May 12, 2021, Collins officially signed with the Texans.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on September 21, 2021.[8] He was activated on October 16.[9]

    References
    1. "Nico Collins - Football". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
    2. Kirshner, Alex (2017-02-01). "4-star WR Collins picks Michigan over Bama, Georgia". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
    3. Casagr, Michael; Mcasagr, E. | (2019-12-30). "Why star Birmingham WR chose Michigan over Alabama". al. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
    4. "Michigan WR Nico Collins can capitalize on breakout sophomore season". mlive. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
    5. "Nico Collins College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
    6. Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (April 30, 2021). "Mayfield, Collins, Thomas Selected in Third Round of NFL Draft". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
    7. "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/12/21".
    8. "Houston Texans Transactions (9-21-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. September 21, 2021.
    9. "Houston Texans Transactions (10-16-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 16, 2021.
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