Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Nico Collins and the Houston Texans will play the Cincinnati Bengals -- whose passing defense was ranked 26th in the league last season (233.8 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

With Collins' next game versus the Bengals, should you think about him for your daily fantasy roster? Scroll down for more stats and info.

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Nico Collins Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.5
• Projected Receiving Yards: 69.32
• 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 season.
• Collins accumulated 14.2 fantasy points in his one game so far this year. He had 75 yards receiving, on seven catches (10 targets), and one touchdown.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 15 versus the Arizona Cardinals -- Collins accumulated 20.5 fantasy points. His stat line: three catches, 85 yards and two touchdowns.
• In his second-best performance last year, Collins picked up 16.5 fantasy points -- via five receptions, 98 yards -- in Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts.
• Collins accumulated 2.1 fantasy points -- three receptions, 21 yards, on seven targets -- in his worst game of the season, Week 1 against 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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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Against Cincinnati last year, one player posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Bengals allowed 18 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Cincinnati last season, nine players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Bengals surrendered at least three passing touchdowns to five opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Cincinnati gave up more than 100 receiving yards to four players last season.
• Against the Bengals last season, 30 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Cincinnati allowed only three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• On the ground, six players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bengals last season.
• Against Cincinnati last season, 15 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Bengals allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only three players last season.

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