Jaylen Waddle for Nico Collins (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 7	# 23	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. BUF	at KC	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. WRs perform a little better than their average vs BUF	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs KC	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	155.2	130.1	-
Avg Game	10.3	8.1	-
Avg Projection	166.1	135.1	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	20	28	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Nico Collins	Jaylen Waddle	Add Player

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#7	#25	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/21	#10	#22	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/21	#15	#25	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#7	#22	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#7	#15	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#10	#27	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#7	#18	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#9	#25	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#10	#24	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#6	#12	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#7	#22	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#8	#21	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#12	#15	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#11	#17	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#6	#24	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#8	#24	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/18	#6	#20	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/20	#6	#20	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#7	#27	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#7	#22	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#10	#22	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#5	#31	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#10	#25	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#10	#16	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#7	#26	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#7	#18	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#7	#24	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#7	#27	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#8	#25	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#6	#21	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#7	#22	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#7	#12	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#7	#20	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#10	#26	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#7	#23	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#8	#22	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#8	#21	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#7	#24	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#7	#20	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#7	#28	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#7	#22	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#6	#12	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#11	#29	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#8	#24	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#10	#20	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#10	#12	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/20	#6	#26	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#10	#26	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#7	#25	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#9	#22	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#7	#26	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#8	#22	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#11	#22	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#7	#28	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#7	#22	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#7	#15	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#8	#19	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#7	#10	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#8	#24	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#7	#25	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#10	#23	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/16	#7	#19	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#7	#19	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#7	#31	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#7	#28	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#10	#26	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 07/21	#11	#26	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#7	#24	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#7	#29	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#8	#24	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#7	#21	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#5	#23	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#8	#25	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#6	#24	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#7	#26	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#7	#28	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/20	#7	#21	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#11	#21	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#9	#21	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/20	#11	#21	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#9	#28	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#10	#25	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#7	#28	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#7	#27	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#14	#27	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#9	#26	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#6	#25	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/21	#6	#27	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#9	#23	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#9	#29	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#13	#25	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#9	#20	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#9	#22	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#9	#20	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#10	#26	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#8	#20	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#6	#17	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#8	#25	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#7	#28	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#8	#20	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#8	#19	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#9	#27	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#11	#20	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#11	#21	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. BUF	at KC
Week 2	vs. CIN	vs. JAC
Week 3	at IND	vs. LAR
Week 4	vs. DAL	at SF
Week 5	at TEN	at LAC
Week 6	at JAC	vs. SEA
Week 7	vs. NYG	at ARI
Week 8	BYE WEEK	vs. KC
Week 9	at LAC	at CAR
Week 10	at CLE	BYE WEEK
Week 11	vs. IND	vs. LV
Week 12	vs. BAL	at PIT
Week 13	at PIT	vs. MIA
Week 14	at WAS	at NYJ
Week 15	vs. JAC	at LV
Week 16	at PHI	vs. BUF
Week 17	at GB	at NE
Week 18	vs. TEN	vs. LAC

Player Projections Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
Receiving

Receptions	82.5	74.6
Rec Yards	1,213.2	983.8
Rec TDs	7.3	6.0

Rushing

Rush Attempts	1.4	1.7
Rush Yards	8.3	12.4
Rush TDs	0.4	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	166.1	135.1

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
2025 Points
Week 1	2.5	3.0
Week 2	11.2	12.8
Week 3	14.4	9.9
Week 4	7.9	4.8
Week 5	12.0	17.0
Week 6	‐	9.8
Week 7	2.7	1.5
Week 8	‐	15.9
Week 9	7.5	8.2
Week 10	15.6	14.4
Week 11	15.2	5.2
Week 12	5.5	‐
Week 13	16.5	4.0
Week 14	12.1	13.1
Week 15	20.5	2.6
Week 16	5.9	7.2
Week 17	5.7	0.7
Week 18	‐	‐
Total	155.2	130.1
Average	10.3	8.1

Player Targets Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
2025 Targets
Week 1	5	5
Week 2	9	6
Week 3	11	6
Week 4	6	6
Week 5	5	9
Week 6	‐	8
Week 7	10	4
Week 8	‐	6
Week 9	11	9
Week 10	15	7
Week 11	10	7
Week 12	3	‐
Week 13	10	6
Week 14	8	7
Week 15	4	4
Week 16	9	9
Week 17	4	1
Week 18	‐	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN Jaylen Waddle WR - DEN
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Nico Collins has now managed back-to-back-to-back WR1 seasons (WR9, WR8, WR7) in fantasy points per game. It's impressive that Collins has managed to do this despite C.J. Stroud's struggles over the last two years. There's no reason to doubt his ability to do it again this season. Last year, among 109 qualifying receivers, Collins was 15th in target share (23.1%), eighth in receiving yards per game (74.5), fifth in deep targets (24), 16th in first-read share (28.1%), and 19th in first downs per route run (0.105, per Fantasy Points Data). Collins is an easy click in drafts with upside. If Stroud can flash even momentary glimpses of his rookie form in 2026, Collins could enter top five receiver territory this season.	It's Jaylen Waddle SZN! I can't wait to see him ball out in the Denver passing attack. Waddle should get a wonderful infusion of volume this season, moving from an offense that was 29th in neutral passing rate to one that was fourth in that metric last season. Overall, Denver was fourth in passing attempts behind only Arizona, Cincy, and Dallas last year. Waddle is a stud no matter what metric you look at. Last year, among 109 qualifying wide receivers (per Fantasy Points Data), he was 12th in target per route run rate, 12th in yards per route run, seventh in first downs per route run, 12th in separation score, and 11th in route win rate. He also bested Courtland Sutton in each of those metrics with the exception of route win rate (15.3% vs. 15.5%). Waddle is a flag plant player for me this year. You can easily draft him as a WR2 for your teams this season that has WR1 upside.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Nico Collins continued his run as Houston's unquestioned WR1 in 2025, posting his third 1,000-yard season in the last four years while finishing as a top-10 fantasy receiver once again. Despite battling injuries, Collins remained highly efficient and continued to dominate targets and red-zone usage in the Texans offense. Interestingly, his production actually improved without C.J. Stroud under center, though a bounce-back season from the young QB would elevate Collins' ceiling even further. At worst, Collins profiles as a reliable fantasy WR1/WR2 hybrid with one of the strongest WR efficiency profiles in the NFL.	Jaylen Waddle's 2025 season looked disappointing on the surface, but Miami's run-heavy approach masked another highly efficient campaign from the former first-round pick (13th in yards per route run). Now in Denver after a blockbuster trade, Waddle steps into a pass-heavy offense where he projects as the featured receiver. His explosiveness and efficiency have consistently kept him on the WR1 fringe despite frequent nagging injuries and inconsistent volume in Miami alongside Tyreek Hill. But if Bo Nix and the Broncos offense continue ascending, 2026 could finally be the season Waddle delivers a true top-tier fantasy breakout.
Chris Welsh FantasyPros		- Den 4th in pass attempts in 2025 -