Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 4: Stats and Projections vs. Cowboys

Houston Texans WR Nico Collins will be up against the team with last season's 32nd-ranked passing defense, the Dallas Cowboys (251.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 4 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Daily fantasy players, is Collins worth considering for his next game against the Cowboys? Keep reading, because we can help you make the right decision.

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Nico Collins Week 4 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys
• Game Date: October 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 76.96
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.40

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Collins 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Collins was ninth at his position (and 63rd overall) in fantasy points, with 155.2 (10.3 per game).
• In his one game this season so far, Collins had seven receptions on 10 targets, for 75 yards, and ended up with 14.2 fantasy points.
• Collins picked up 20.5 fantasy points -- three receptions, 85 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last season, in Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals.
• Collins accumulated 16.5 fantasy points in Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts -- five catches, 98 yards -- which was his second-best performance last season.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers -- Collins ended up with 2.1 fantasy points. His stat line was: three catches, 21 yards, on seven targets.
• In his second-worst game of the year, Collins ended up with 2.5 fantasy points -- three receptions, 25 yards, on five targets -- in Week 1 versus the Los Angeles Rams.

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Cowboys Defensive Performance

• Against Dallas last season, four players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Cowboys allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Dallas last season, 11 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Cowboys allowed six players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Dallas allowed six players put up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Cowboys last season, 28 players caught a TD pass.
• Dallas allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to six players last season.
• In terms of run D, the Cowboys allowed five players to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Dallas last season, 17 players rushed for at least one TD.
• On the ground, the Cowboys allowed six players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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