2026 SEASON · WEEK 3

ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE

Nico Collins

WR · HOU · Questionable

Age 27College MichiganDepth WR #1

Cumulative season CFI—— · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 165.7#18 of 100 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs IND70.4Week 3 · experimental projection

Core Fantasy Index (CFX)89.2#8 of 85 · same-position rank

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Away · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMHOU vs INDLucas Oil Stadium · Indoors

Matchup rank#1#1 is the easiest opposing defense by EPA allowed/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

202125.8

202232.1

202377.6

202463.1

202568.2

Nico CollinsJa'Marr Chase · comparableDevaughn Vele · comparableJaylen Waddle · comparable

Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · 39.9 CFI Devaughn VeleNO · 48.6 CFI Jaylen WaddleDEN · 41.6 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	65.7	#18	100	37

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Fantasy Performance · 2026

PPR points21.2

Expected points19.85

Actual points21.2

Points over expected1.35

Advanced efficiency

receiving

plays: 10
epa per play: 0.49
Catch rate: 70%
Yards / target: 7.5
Yards / reception: 10.71
First downs / target: 30%
TDs / target: 10%
Average depth of target: 12
YAC / reception: 1.14
Target share: 27.03%
Air yards share: 37.27%
Weighted opportunity rating: 0.67
Routes run: 37
Yards / route run: 2.03
Targets / route: 27.03%
First downs / route: 8.11%
Contested catch rate: 100%
Drop rate: 12.5%
Average separation (yards): 1.11
Average cushion (yards): 4.04
YAC above expected / reception: 0.29

Weekly fantasy opportunity

● Actual● Expectedffopportunity · PPR

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFantasy Index (CFX) #8 of 8589.2

Same-position rank: #8 of 85. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

CoreOpportunity Score (OS) #3 of 8596.7

Same-position rank: #3 of 85. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

CoreEfficiency Score (ES) #38 of 8556

Same-position rank: #38 of 85. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
1	21.2	21.2	10	7	75	1

Next Gen Stats · receiving

Average cushion (yards): 4.04
Average separation (yards): 1.11
avg intended air yards: 12.62
percent share of intended air yards: 16.62
Receptions: 7
Targets: 10
catch percentage: 70
yards: 75
rec touchdowns: 1
avg yac: 1.28
avg expected yac: 0.99
YAC above expected / reception: 0.29

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
HomeSmall sample	1	21.2	21.2	10	7	75	1

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
IndoorSmall sample	1	21.2	21.2	10	7	75	1

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs

Game setting data is unavailable for this selection.

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs

Game setting data is unavailable for this selection.

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs	Last meeting
JAX	9	142.4	15.8	77	51	734	3	2025-11-09
CLE	3	30.5	10.2	17	8	85	2	2023-12-24
IND	7	114.3	16.3	46	33	626	2	2025-11-30
ARI	3	41.8	13.9	20	12	178	2	2025-12-14
LASmall sample	2	15	7.5	9	7	80	0	2025-09-07
MIA	3	33.6	11.2	18	13	86	2	2024-12-15
TEN	7	98.4	14.1	47	34	457	3	2025-11-16
NYJSmall sample	2	7.1	3.6	6	3	41	0	2023-12-10
SEASmall sample	2	18.6	9.3	20	9	96	0	2025-10-20
LAC	3	32.2	10.7	13	9	172	1	2025-12-27
SFSmall sample	1	5.5	5.5	5	2	35	0	2022-01-02
DEN	3	58.4	19.5	32	20	324	1	2025-11-02
CHISmall sample	2	33.6	16.8	14	10	176	1	2024-09-15
LVSmall sample	2	16.2	8.1	12	7	92	0	2025-12-21
NYGSmall sample	1	15.9	15.9	10	5	49	1	2022-11-13
WASSmall sample	1	9.8	9.8	7	5	48	0	2022-11-20
BAL	3	38.9	13	22	13	191	1	2025-10-05
PITSmall sample	1	35.8	35.8	9	7	168	2	2023-10-01
ATLSmall sample	1	6.9	6.9	4	3	39	0	2023-10-08
NOSmall sample	1	12	12	6	4	80	0	2023-10-15
CARSmall sample	1	7	7	6	4	30	0	2023-10-29
TBSmall sample	2	28.6	14.3	14	6	106	2	2025-09-15
MINSmall sample	1	12.6	12.6	10	4	86	0	2024-09-22
BUF	3	45.5	15.2	15	12	208	2	2026-09-13
DALSmall sample	1	9.4	9.4	7	4	54	0	2024-11-18
KCSmall sample	2	29.1	14.6	18	11	181	0	2025-12-07

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
2026	1	BUF	Home	Indoor	21.2	21.2	10	7	75	1

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	PPR	PPR / game	Targets	Receptions	Rec yards	Rec TDs
2021	HOU	14	83.6	6	60	33	446	1
2022	HOU	10	97.1	9.7	66	37	481	2
2023	HOU	15	260.4	17.4	109	80	1,297	8
2024	HOU	12	210.6	17.6	99	68	1,006	7
2025	HOU	15	226.2	15.1	120	71	1,117	6
2026	HOU	1	21.2	21.2	10	7	75	1
Career	All teams	67	899.1	13.4	464	296	4,422	25

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.