Nico Collins

Former wide receiver at Michigan. 2019: 37 catches, 729 receiving yards, 7 TD.

WR · Michigan · Jr. · #4

6′4″ · 222 lb · Birmingham, AL

Houston — drafted 2021, Rd 3, Pick 26, #89 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 138 nationally · Signed with Michigan

Statement game6 rec · 165 yds · 3 TDat Indiana (FBS) · W 39-14

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Michigan. 2019: 37 catches, 729 receiving yards, 7 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2017.
Drafted round 3 by the Houston in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Michigan, 1,388 receiving yards — drafted at #89 overall by Houston.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 165 yds at Indiana.Indiana · W 39-142019

2017

Signed with Michigan4-star out of Clay-Chalkville

2021

Drafted by Houstonround 3, pick 89

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#138 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2017–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #89

Houston · 2021

Coaching lineage · 2017–2019

1 coach

2017–2019

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 6th NFL season

#89Rd 3 · Pick 26

HoustonEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 27-12 over that span.

2017Michigan8-5HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2018Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2019Michigan9-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Strength: long catch (91st percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#26 / 556 · 95th pct

19.7

Long catch#50 / 556 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#54 / 556 · 88th pct

Rec yards#101 / 556 · 82nd pct

729

Receptions#205 / 556 · 62nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.3	42.3	18.5	0.6
Road5g	4.2	86.6	21.8	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	52.8	19.5	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	68.7	20.3	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Michigan	37	729	19.7	7	--
2018	Michigan	38	632	16.6	6	--
2017	Michigan	3	27	9.0	0	--
Career		78	1,388	17.8	13	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2019

W 45–14

vs Notre Dame

1 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Notre Dame.

With W. Hart — 41 AVG · 57 LONG · 6 NO · H. Haskins — 149 rush yds (20 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week