Nico Collins Week 17 Preview vs. the Chargers

Houston Texans receiver Nico Collins has a difficult matchup in Week 17 (Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET), facing the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers are giving up the sixth-fewest passing yards in the league, 179.3 per game.

Collins' 68 grabs have turned into a team-best 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 record at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
  • The pass defense of the Chargers is allowing 179.3 yards per outing this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
  • The Chargers' defense is ranked second in the NFL with 14 passing TDs allowed so far this year.

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Collins Receiving Insights

  • Collins, in the receiving game, has gone over on his receiving yards prop in eight of 14 games this year.
  • Collins has been targeted on 116 of his team's 522 passing attempts this season (22.2% target share).
  • He has 1,060 receiving yards on 116 targets to rank 22nd in NFL 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 24.1% of his team's 29 offensive touchdowns this season (seven).
  • 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

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Raiders 12/21/2025 Week 16 9 TAR / 4 REC / 59 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 12/14/2025 Week 15 4 TAR / 3 REC / 85 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chiefs 12/7/2025 Week 14 8 TAR / 4 REC / 121 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 11/30/2025 Week 13 10 TAR / 5 REC / 98 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 7 YDS / 1 TD
vs. Bills 11/20/2025 Week 12 3 TAR / 3 REC / 55 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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