Nico Collins and the Texans have agreed to a three-year extension worth $72.75 million.
The deal includes $52m guaranteed and has a max value of $75 million. Collins earned every penny after breaking out in a big way last season, tallying nearly 1,300 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns on 80 receptions. Even with the Texans adding Stefon Diggs this offseason, this move shows who they view as their true alpha of the future.
Collins becomes nearly unsellable in dynasty formats right now. Being 25 years old and tied to rookie of the year C.J. Stroud for the foreseeable future is stuff his managers could’ve only dreamed of last year when he was just some sleeper everyone wanted to see break out. Fantasy Managers should continue to target Collins near the top of 2024 drafts in all formats, as he offers consistency, upside, and long-term viability.
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Texans Wide Receiver Noah Brown is set to miss at least the next four games on Injured Reserve.
Rookie C.J. Stroud seems to have found his favorite targets in Nico Collins and Robert Woods, who combined for 21 targets in week one. That said, we have a bit more clarity now on who will arise as the WR3 for the Texans. With Brown set to miss at least the next 4 games, you can expect Tank Dell and John Metchie to battle it out for Brown’s role, which led him to play 68% of snaps in week one.
Metchie is working his way back from missing last year battling Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, and missing week 1 of 2023 with a hamstring injury. Metchie returned to practice this week and there’s hope he’ll be playing his first NFL game this weekend.
Rookie Tank Dell played his first NFL game last week and was relatively quiet with 3 catches for 34 yards while playing just under 50% of the snaps. That number is expected to increase with this latest news on Noah Brown. While there is plenty of reason to be hopeful for the long-term outlook of both Metchie and Dell, you can expect them to both have a fairly even split working as the WR3 if they’re both active this Sunday. It’s not quite time to put either in your lineup yet.