Nico Collins Dynasty Value 2026
Nico Collins dynasty outlook: superflex and 1QB value, dynasty rank, age curve, startup and rookie draft cost, long-term market trend, production history and trade context.
Nico Collins dynasty outlook
Nico Collins is ranked #37 overall and WR13 in StatChasers' superflex dynasty rankings, a solid dynasty starter at a market value of 3,901.
He is 27.0 years old — in the receiver prime. Age is weighted per position in the model value, so this is priced in rather than mentioned in passing.
Nico's win-now value (5,244) sits above his dynasty value (3,901), the profile of a player contenders pay up for and rebuilding teams are usually right to sell.
The model values Nico +42.8% above the dynasty market, a buy-low signal: his production and age say the price is too low.
In dynasty startup drafts Nico goes at pick 36.5 on average (round 4.01 in a 12-team startup, WR11 by ADP), with a typical range of 26 to 47 across 916 drafts; his startup cost is rising over the last 30 days (+3.0 picks).
Over the longer run his startup ADP has risen: from an average pick of 38.0 in 2024-01 to 36.5 in 2026-09, across 29 months of drafts.
Production trajectory: 15.1 PPR points per game in 2025 over 15 games, down from 17.6 in 2024, finishing WR8.
Drafted round 3, pick 89 by Houston Texans in 2021. Draft capital keeps mattering in dynasty long after it stops mattering in redraft — teams keep giving opportunity to players they spent a pick on.
Player profile
| Team | Houston Texans |
| Position | WR |
| Age | 27.0 |
| Experience | 5 yrs |
| Number | #12 |
| Bye week | Week 8 |
| Status | Active |
Dynasty value
| Superflex value (StatChasers Market) | 3,901 |
| Superflex rank | #37 · WR13 |
| 1QB value | 3,889 |
| 1QB rank | #27 · WR13 |
| 30-day movement | — |
| Win-now (redraft) value | 5,244 |
| Timeline | Contender asset |
| Model value | 5,570 |
| Model vs market | +42.8% |
| Signal | Strong Buy |
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Nico Collins startup draft cost
Drafted in 916 completed dynasty startup drafts · overall ADP rank #32 · WR11 · earliest pick 14, latest 75 · 7-day +2.0, 14-day +2.0. Expected pick 36.4; availability falls off hardest between picks 35 and 36 (−7 points of availability). Full board on the dynasty startup rankings page.
Nico Collins dynasty value trend
Average startup-draft pick by month, oldest to newest — a taller bar is an earlier pick and a more valuable player. Months with fewer than three completed drafts are omitted. Range over this window: pick 16.8 to 51.0.
Nico Collins production by season
Career production, which in dynasty is read as a trajectory rather than a snapshot: the direction across seasons matters more than any single line.
| Season | Team | Games | PPR / game | Half / game | Std / game | PPR finish | Half finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 15 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 10.3 | WR8 | WR9 |
| 2024 | HOU | 12 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 11.9 | WR23 | WR22 |
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 12.1 | WR12 | WR9 |
| 2022 | HOU | 10 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 6.0 | WR77 | WR78 |
| 2021 | HOU | 14 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | WR86 | WR88 |
Nico Collins draft capital and athletic profile
Combine measurements with the percentile against other WRs in the database. Athletic profile and draft capital are long-horizon inputs — they say little about next Sunday and a good deal about how long a team keeps handing a player opportunity.
Draft capital
| Draft class | 2021 |
| Round | 3 |
| Overall pick | #89 |
| Drafted by | Houston Texans |
| Height | 6'4" |
| Weight | 215 lb |
Combine testing
Bar length is the percentile against the position cohort.
Nico Collins injury history
Durability compounds over a dynasty horizon in a way it never does over one season, so the record is here in full rather than summarised into a grade.
| Season | Week | Injury | Severity | Games missed | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | Concussion | moderate | 1 | Suffered a concussion in the Wild Card victory over the Steelers and was ruled out for the following Divisional Round game against the Patriots. |
| 2025 | 11 | Ankle | minor | 0 | Was dealing with an ankle injury but was a full participant in practice ahead of the Week 12 game against the Bills. |
| 2025 | 8 | Concussion | moderate | 1 | Sustained a concussion that forced him to miss one game. |
| 2024 | 5 | Hamstring | moderate | 2 | Suffered a hamstring injury in Week 5 against the Bills and was considered week-to-week, missing the following two games. |
| 2023 | 10 | Calf | moderate | 1 | A calf injury kept him out of the Week 10 contest and he was listed as questionable for Weeks 15 and 16. |
| 2022 | 13 | Foot | major | 4 | A foot injury caused him to be placed on Injured Reserve, ending his season after Week 13. |
| 2022 | 8 | Groin | moderate | 2 | Dealt with a groin injury around mid-season that caused him to miss two games. |
| 2021 | 1 | Shoulder | major | 3 | Sustained a shoulder injury in the season opener that led to him being placed on Injured Reserve for three games. |
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Data on this page updated 2026-09-30.