Where did Nico Collins go to college?

Last Modified Jan 13, 2025 07:01 GMT
Nico Collins college
Nico Collins

Nico Collins is a wide receiver playing in the NFL for the Houston Texans franchise. He is one of the bigger receivers in the NFL but has the ability to build his speed as he runs his routes. Collins is quite good with the 50-50 catches as his height and build help him shrug off defenders.

2023 was his breakthrough season where he enjoyed playing alongside rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. If the pair can retain their chemistry, the future looks very bright for the Texans.

Nico Collins College

After graduating from Clay-Chalkville High School in Alabama, Collins had offers from Universities such as Georgia and Alabama but decided to attend the University of Michigan. Collins spent four years from 2017 to 2020 playing as a wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines football team.

Collins did not get a chance to play much in his freshman year. He played in only 2 games and had 3 catches for 27 yards. However, it was in his sophomore year that he got increased playing time.

In 2018, he played in 13 games for the Wolverines and had 38 receptions for a whopping 632 receiving yards. That means he averaged 16.6 yards per catch. He also added 6 receiving touchdowns that year.

In 2019, his junior year, Collins continued where he had left off the previous year and put in the same hard work. In 12 games he had 37 receptions but this time his total receiving yards were a staggering 729, with an average of 19.7 yards per catch. Off the 37 catches, he had 7 touchdowns.

Unfortunately, Collins did not play in the 2020 season as he preferred to sit out due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After the 2020 season, he decided to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.

Nico Collins college stats:

TeamGReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2017232790
2018133863216.66
2019123772919.77
2020Opted out due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Career27781,38817.813

Nico Collins Draft

Collins was part of the 2021 NFL Draft that took place at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio from April 29 - May 1, 2021. Collins was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round with the 89th overall pick. From that year's draft class, 36 wide receivers were selected over the 7 rounds.

Thirteen wide receivers were selected ahead of Collins with the top three receivers being Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle, and DeVonta Smith at spots 5, 6, and 10 overall. All three of these wide receivers have been doing a phenomenal job in the league thus far.

Other notable players to have entered the NFL in 2021 are number one overall, quarterback Trevor Lawrence, tight end - Kyle Pitts, cornerback - Patrick Surtain II, linebacker - Micah Parsons, and many more.

Nico Collins NFL

Having entered the NFL in 2021, Collins was named the starting wide receiver along with veterans Brandin Cooks and Chris Conley. His rookie season finished with him playing around 50% of the Texans offensive snaps.

Collins took some time to break out into the professional league. In his first two seasons, he had 446 and 481 receiving yards and just 1 and 2 receiving touchdowns respectively.

However, the 2023 season has been completely different with Collins having the best year of his career to date. The Texans made quite a few changes as they added DeMeco Ryans the head coach and started rookie quarterback - C.J. Stroud. This pair has worked wonders for Collins who recorded 80 receptions for 1,297 yards and 8 touchdowns.

FAQs on Nico Collins

A. Nico Collins ran his 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds. 

A. Nico Collins is currently on a 4-year deal worth $4,871,516 with the Houston Texans.

A. Nico Collins stands at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) which is slightly more than the average height of a wide receiver in the NFL. 

A. Nico Collins’ actual name is Dominique Stephon "Nico" Collins

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