Nico Collins Week 3 Preview vs. the Jaguars

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Houston Texans - NFL 2025

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Nico Collins will be running routes against the 19th-ranked passing defense in the NFL when his Houston Texans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Collins' 14 targets have resulted in six grabs for a team-best 77 yards (38.5 per game) and one score so far this year.

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Collins vs. the Jaguars

  • Collins vs the Jaguars (since 2021): 4 GP / 72.8 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
  • Jacksonville has allowed one opposing receiver to pick up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
  • The Jaguars have conceded a TD pass to four opposing players this year.
  • Jacksonville has not allowed an opposing receiver to record two or more TD receptions against it on the season.
  • The 222 passing yards per game yielded by the Jaguars defense makes them the NFL's 19th-ranked pass defense.
  • The Jaguars' defense ranks 22nd in the NFL by allowing two passing touchdowns per game to opposing offenses (four total passing TDs).

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Collins Receiving Insights

  • After two attempts, Collins will be aiming to go over a receiving yards over/under for the first time this year.
  • Collins has 27.5% of his team's target share (14 targets on 51 passing attempts).
  • He has 77 receiving yards on 14 targets to rank 102nd in league play with 5.5 yards per target.
  • In one of two games this year, Collins has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, registered a multiple-TD effort.
  • He has one touchdown this season (50.0% of his team's two offensive TDs).
  • Collins (four red zone targets) has been targeted 80.0% of the time in the red zone (five total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Collins' Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Buccaneers 9/15/2025 Week 2 9 TAR / 3 REC / 52 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 9/7/2025 Week 1 5 TAR / 3 REC / 25 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs