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

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins will be up against the team with last season's 29th-ranked pass defense, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (243.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 7 p.m. ET on Monday.

Considering Collins for your DFS roster, with his next game against the Buccaneers? We've got stats and info for you below.

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Nico Collins Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: September 15, 2025
• Game Time: 7 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.4
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.2
• Projected Receiving Yards: 79.68
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.41

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Collins 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 142.6 fantasy points (11.9 per game), Collins was 20th at his position (and 84th in the league).
• Collins accumulated 2.5 fantasy points in his one game so far this season. He had 25 yards receiving, on three catches (five targets), and zero touchdowns.
• In his best game last year, Collins picked up 21.1 fantasy points -- via 12 receptions, 151 yards and one touchdown. That was in Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Collins accumulated 19.5 fantasy points in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears -- eight catches, 135 yards and one touchdown -- which was his second-best performance last season.
• Collins picked up 5.4 fantasy points -- four catches, 54 yards, on seven targets -- in Week 11 against the Dallas Cowboys, which was his poorest game of the season.
• Collins recorded 5.9 fantasy points -- three catches, 59 yards, on six targets -- in Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Against Tampa Bay last year, three players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Buccaneers allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Tampa Bay allowed seven players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Buccaneers gave up at least three passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Tampa Bay last season, seven players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass D, the Buccaneers allowed a touchdown reception to 22 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Tampa Bay allowed five players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• On the ground, two players compiled more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Buccaneers last season.
• Against Tampa Bay last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Buccaneers allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last season.

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