Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Michigan
Nico Collins
WR • 6'4" • 222 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Nico Collins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 89
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Nico Collins, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan. Nico Collins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,388
- Receptions
- 78
- Touchdowns
- 13
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Nico Collins Michigan Highlights
2019 · Michigan · Player Highlight
Nico Collins college highlights at Michigan.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Nico Collins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,388
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Clay-Chalkville · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Clay-Chalkville · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 26 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 729 receiving yards · WR 101st (top 10%) · Big Ten 12th (top 6%) · National 104th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 33 | 552 | 6 | 74.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 79.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 33 | 681 | 7 | 79.2 |
Related Context
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Nico Collins played WR for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nico Collins recorded 1,388 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Michigan paired 729 primary output with 98.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 82.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
48.6
Efficiency
82.3
Usage
17.8
Consistency
70.7
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 80. Notre Dame: 66. Western Michigan: 44. SMU: 3. Nebraska: 28. Northwestern: 73. Maryland: 51. Wisconsin: 31. Michigan State: 24. Penn State: 53. Rutgers: 56. Indiana: 32. Ohio State: 91
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 5 by 100. Notre Dame: 3 by 100. Western Michigan: 1 by 100. SMU: 1 by 20. Nebraska: 2 by 93.3. Northwestern: 6 by 81.1. Maryland: 1 by 100. Wisconsin: 4 by 51.7. Michigan State: 3 by 53.3. Penn State: 2 by 100. Rutgers: 3 by 100. Indiana: 3 by 71.1. Ohio State: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39.5 · Games = 10 · -39.5 vs Losses
Losses79 · Games = 3 · +39.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Florida | L 15-41 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Ohio State2+ TD | L 39-62 | — | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 2 | 43 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Indiana | W 31-20 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Rutgers2+ TD | W 42-7 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 2 | 36 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Penn State | W 42-7 | — | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 0 | 47 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Michigan State | W 21-7 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-13 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Maryland | W 42-21 | — | 1 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Northwestern | W 20-17 | — | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Nebraska | W 56-10 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs SMU | W 45-20 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-3 | — | 1 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-24 | — | 3 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 52 |
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
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Michigan
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 27 | 65 | 8.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 27 | 65 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 632 | 82.3 | 17.8 | 605 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 632 | 82.3 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 729 | 98.2 | 16.8 | 97 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 729 | 98.2 | 16.8 | 0 |
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
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#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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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