Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bills

Houston Texans wideout Nico Collins will be up against the team with last season's top-ranked passing defense, the Buffalo Bills (156.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Collins, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy lineup, read this piece prior to his upcoming game against the Bills.

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Nico Collins Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Buffalo Bills
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 77.11
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.34

Projections provided by numberFire

Collins 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked ninth at his position and 63rd overall, Collins picked up 155.2 fantasy points (10.3 per game) last year.
• In Week 15 last year against the Arizona Cardinals, Collins posted a season-high 20.5 fantasy points, with these numbers: three receptions, 85 yards and two touchdowns.
• Collins' 16.5 fantasy points in Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts -- five receptions, 98 yards -- were his second-highest amount last season.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Collins finished with 2.1 fantasy points -- three receptions, 21 yards, on seven targets. That was in Week 1 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Collins accumulated 2.5 fantasy points -- three receptions, 25 yards, on five targets -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams.

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Bills Defensive Performance

• Against Buffalo, not a single quarterback recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game last season.
• The Bills gave up at least one passing touchdown to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Buffalo last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Bills last year, just one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Buffalo last season, three players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Bills last season, 18 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Buffalo allowed only one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, five players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bills last season.
• In terms of run defense, Buffalo allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
• In the ground game, the Bills allowed six players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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