Player Career

Nico Collins Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nico Collins story

Nico Collins built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Nico Collins' career was his receiving role: 78 catches, 1,388 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Nico Collins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMichigan27658.6
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan27658.60
2018 PostseasonMichigan63282.317.8605
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan63282.317.80
2019 PostseasonMichigan72998.216.897
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan72998.216.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 13 · W 39-14 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

165

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

165 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Florida

Week 1 · L 15-41 · Postseason

80

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Northwestern

Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game

73

Receiving Yards

87.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 81.1 efficiency score.

#4

@ Ohio State

Week 13 · L 39-62 · Conference game

91

Receiving Yards

86 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Penn State

Week 8 · L 21-28 · Conference game

89

Receiving Yards

78.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

89 receiving yards with a 98.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Michigan

729 primary output · 98.2 efficiency · 16.8 usage

79.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Michigan

79.2

729 primary · 98.2 efficiency · 16.8 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Michigan

74.7

632 primary · 82.3 efficiency · 17.8 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games