Wide receiver sets Texans franchise record for most receiving yardage through four games, passing DeAndre Hopkins
How Texans wide receiver Nico Collins ’ gold standard made him NFL’s top receiving yardage leader who ‘should be All-Pro’HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 29: Nico Collins #12 of the Houston Texans reacts after a first down against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of the game at NRG Stadium on September 29, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
And Collins, plagued by durability issues and a variety of lingering injuries in his first two NFL seasons, is on pace for his best season ever after last year’s breakout year. He’s up to 30 catches for 489 yards and two touchdowns through four games, leading the NFL in receiving yards. Collins surpassed DeAndre Hopkins’ franchise mark set in 2008 for the most receiving yards through four games.
“It’s grown,” Stroud said. “I go back to when I first met Nico on the field and I told him, ‘You’re a superstar, and I’m going to make sure people know that.’I feel like ever since then, he’s had a swagger and a confidence starting from last year, and it’s just rolling now. He’s been big for us. He’s always somebody that I lean on whenever I’m just looking down or whatever, he comes up to me.
“Honestly, I look for that for everybody, but Nico is somebody who’s quick on his feet,” Stroud said. “It’s kind of crazy because we worked on that from last year, just trying to get that down. That’s where I feel like I could have elevated my game, he was there traveling down the field, and, really, it’s just offense. Nico is at the forefront of that. He’s eating off of scrimmage drills and whatnot.
Collins is averaging 16.3 yards per catch. Twenty-five of his catches have gone for first downs, many of them key completions.
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