Nico Collins ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Collins in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Collins a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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#50Per-snap impactof 300

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 2023–25

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Nico Collins

2× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time WRsFranchise Cornerstone

Height6'4"

Weight222 lb

BornMar 19, 1999

Age27

Career Value · VORP

110 career value over replacement — #1018 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #89 (Rd 3) · HOU · 2021 · +36.5 vs expected KV-H

74actual

37.5 expected · Δ+36.5

💔+42.2 stolen VORP·1.92 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2021	22	HOU	14	—	60	33	446	1	55.0%	13.5	7.4	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	536	59.1%	—	0.0%	2	0.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	23	HOU	10	—	66	37	481	2	56.1%	13.0	7.3	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	441	71.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	24	HOU	15	—	109	80	1,297	8	73.4%	16.2	11.9	—	53	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	669	67.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	4	4.0	3	3.0	0	—	0
2024	25	HOU	12	—	99	68	1,006	7	68.7%	14.8	10.2	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	502	66.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	26	HOU	15	—	120	71	1,117	6	59.2%	15.7	9.3	—	48	2	15	1	7.5	50.0	1	50.0	0	778	77.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	8	4.0	7	3.5	0	—	1
2026	27	HOU	3	—	25	19	249	3	76.0%	13.1	10.0	—	12	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	142	70.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	69	—	479	308	4,596	27	64.3%	14.9	9.6	—	204	4	29	1	7.3	25.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	10	—	0	—	1

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A top 10% all-time wide receiver with reliable availability and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 110 · #1018 · High-Value

Worth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 23% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +34

5 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 110