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WR Houston Texans #12

Nico Collins Injury status and history

Age
27
Height / weight
6'4", 222 lb
Experience
6th season
Drafted
2021 R3, #89

2026 Season

PPR PPG
21.2
Pos rank
WR63
Rostered
99%

Week 4 vs. Cowboys, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 17th vs. WRs, neutral

Should I start Collins in Week 4? Rest-of-season value in Redraft Command

Nico Collins Injury Update & History

Active
Checked

No injury designation for Week 4 against the Cowboys. Collins has missed 2 games this season.

2026 games missed
2
Last played Week 1, Sep 13
Latest injury
Ankle
Week 11, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 4 vs DAL
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

Practice participation

Week 4 reports: Wed, Thu, Fri
Nico Collins practice participation by day, Weeks 2, 3 and 4
WeekInjuryWedThuFriGame status
Week 4vs DAL, Oct 4———FullDue Fri
Week 3@ IND, Sep 27Hamstring——DNPOut
Week 2vs CIN, Sep 20Hamstring——DNPOut
Full 100% of repsLimited fewer than normal repsDNP did not practiceDate report not out yet— no entry in our data

Injury History at a Glance

Seven logged injuries in six seasons. His lost time is spread out: the most any one injury cost was 4 games.

B+

Durability

72/100

13

Games missed

7

Injuries

4games

Longest absence

Foot injury · 2022

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

Concussion2025, 1 gameShoulder2021, 3 gamesHip2022, 2 gamesHamstring2024, 2 gamesCalf2023, 1 gameAnkle2025, played thruFoot2022, 4 games
Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Side not recorded for the ankle, hamstring, calf, foot, hip and shoulder.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Foot / toe14
Shoulder13
Hamstring12
Hip / groin12
Calf / shin11
Concussion11
Ankle10
Total713

Injury risk profile: Moderate

  • No body part injured twice
  • Ankle in 2025, 1 game missed
  • 13 games in 6 seasons, 4 of them in 2022
  • 7 injuries spread across 7 body parts

Nico Collins Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2025

    Ankle Played through

    Week 11 · with the Texans

    Was dealing with an ankle injury but was a full participant in practice ahead of the Week 12 game against the Bills.

  2. 2025

    Concussion 1 game

    Week 8 · with the Texans

    Sustained a concussion that forced him to miss one game. Suffered a concussion in the Wild Card victory over the Steelers and was ruled out for the following Divisional Round game against the Patriots.

  3. 2024

    Hamstring 2 games

    Week 5 · with the Texans

    Suffered a hamstring injury in Week 5 against the Bills and was considered week-to-week, missing the following two games.

  4. 2023

    Calf 1 game

    Week 10 · with the Texans

    A calf injury kept him out of the Week 10 contest and he was listed as questionable for Weeks 15 and 16.

  5. 2022

    Foot 4 games

    Week 13 · with the Texans

    A foot injury caused him to be placed on Injured Reserve, ending his season after Week 13.

  6. 2022

    Groin 2 games

    Week 8 · with the Texans

    Dealt with a groin injury around mid-season that caused him to miss two games.

  7. 2021

    Shoulder 3 games

    Week 1 · with the Texans

    Sustained a shoulder injury in the season opener that led to him being placed on Injured Reserve for three games.

If Collins Misses Time

Next man up: Jared Wayne

Jared Wayne is next on the Texans depth chart at wide receiver. The targets would likely spread across the offense rather than pass to one player, so he's a waiver add only if Collins misses time.

Who else it affects

His absence would move work to the rest of the offense, and C.J. Stroud would lose one of his main options.

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Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

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Nico Collins Injury FAQ

Is Nico Collins injured?

No. As of October 2, 2026, Nico Collins is active with no injury designation. He has missed 2 games this season.

Is Nico Collins playing this week?

Nico Collins has no injury designation for Week 4 against the Cowboys on Sunday, October 4, so he is on track to play. Should you start him?

Did Nico Collins practice today?

Nico Collins was a full participant in today's practice. His Week 4 report so far: Fri full.

Has Nico Collins missed any games this season?

Yes. Nico Collins has missed 2 games in 2026 and played in 1.

What is Nico Collins's injury history?

Nico Collins has 7 logged NFL injuries, which have cost him 13 games in all: 4 for a foot injury in 2022, 3 for a shoulder injury in 2021, 2 for a hamstring injury in 2024, 2 for a groin injury in 2022, 1 for a concussion in 2025 and 1 for a calf injury in 2023. No body part has been injured twice.

What was Nico Collins's most recent injury?

Nico Collins's most recent logged injury was an ankle injury in Week 11 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does Nico Collins have any recurring injuries?

No. Nico Collins's seven logged injuries were to seven different body parts, so the record shows no recurring pattern.

What was Nico Collins's worst injury?

Nico Collins's longest absence came from a foot injury in 2022, which cost him 4 games of the 13 he has missed in his career.