Nico Collins Fantasy Football Week 8: Stats and Projections vs. 49ers

Houston Texans WR Nico Collins will match up with the 18th-ranked pass defense of the San Francisco 49ers (216.6 yards allowed per game) in Week 8, at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Collins, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, check out this article before his upcoming game versus the 49ers.

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Nico Collins Week 8 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. San Francisco 49ers
• Game Date: October 26, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 6.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 38.21
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.21

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Collins Fantasy Performance

• Among players at the WR position, Collins is currently the 30th-ranked player in fantasy (114th overall), with 50.7 total fantasy points (8.5 per game).
• In his last three games, Collins has racked up 22.6 total fantasy points (7.5 per game), hauling in 12 balls (on 21 targets) for 158 yards and one touchdown.
• Collins has caught 23 balls (on 41 targets) for 314 yards and three touchdowns in his last five games, good for 48.2 fantasy points (9.6 per game) during that timeframe.
• The peak of Collins' fantasy season so far was Week 3 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, when he carried zero times for zero yards on his way to 14.4 fantasy points. He also had eight receptions (on 11 targets) for 104 yards with one touchdown as a pass-catcher.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Nico Collins had his worst performance of the season in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, when he put up just 2.5 fantasy points (0 receptions, 0 yards).

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49ers Defensive Performance

• San Francisco has conceded more than 300 yards passing to just one player this year.
• A total of Six players have thrown for at least one TD against the 49ers this season.
• A total of three players have thrown for two or more TDs against San Francisco this year.
• Two players have thrown for at least three touchdowns in a game against the 49ers this year.
• San Francisco has allowed just one player to put up over 100 yards receiving in a game this year.
• A total of 10 players have hauled in a touchdown pass versus the 49ers this year.
• San Francisco has given up two or more receiving TDs to only one player this season.
• The 49ers have allowed just one player to pile up over 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• A total of four players have run for at least one TD against San Francisco this year.
• The 49ers have not allowed an opposing player to score more than one rushing TD against them this season.

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