Ladd McConkey 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	Ladd McConkey WR - LAC Ladd McConkey WR - LAC
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 7	# 21	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. BUF	vs. ARI	-
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 ARI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	155.2	114.9	-
Avg Game	10.3	7.2	-
Avg Projection	166.1	135.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	20	23	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Nico Collins	Ladd McConkey	Add Player

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#12	#13	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#11	#26	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/19	#10	#18	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#7	#21	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/19	#7	#28	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#6	#16	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/18	#7	#19	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#8	#21	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/18	#6	#25	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/18	#6	#21	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/17	#7	#14	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#7	#20	-

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

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#10	#20	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/17	#8	#25	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#5	#28	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#10	#28	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#10	#21	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/17	#10	#21	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/17	#15	#13	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#7	#23	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/17	#7	#23	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#7	#21	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#7	#19	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#7	#21	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#8	#21	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#6	#25	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#7	#24	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#7	#18	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#7	#27	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#10	#23	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#7	#21	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#8	#18	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#8	#15	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#7	#15	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#7	#17	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#7	#22	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#7	#20	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#6	#13	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#11	#24	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#8	#22	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#10	#28	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#10	#11	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/16	#6	#23	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#10	#20	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#7	#21	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#9	#25	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#7	#25	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#8	#25	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#11	#18	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#7	#23	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#7	#18	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#7	#17	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/18	#8	#12	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#7	#28	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#8	#23	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#7	#20	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#10	#21	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/16	#7	#21	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#7	#20	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#7	#20	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#7	#23	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#10	#25	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 06/28	#10	#22	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#7	#20	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#7	#22	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#8	#22	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#7	#20	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#5	#52	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 06/18	#7	#19	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#8	#22	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#6	#21	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#7	#19	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#7	#24	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/16	#7	#28	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#11	#13	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#9	#19	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#11	#18	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#9	#14	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#10	#21	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#7	#21	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#7	#21	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#14	#25	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#9	#20	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#6	#20	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/17	#6	#22	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#9	#24	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#9	#21	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#13	#24	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/19	#7	#16	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#9	#29	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#9	#28	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#10	#28	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#8	#25	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#6	#18	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#8	#28	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#7	#23	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#8	#22	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#8	#21	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#9	#29	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#11	#19	-

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

Player Projections Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Ladd McConkey WR - LAC Ladd McConkey WR - LAC
Receiving

Receptions	82.5	76.9
Rec Yards	1,213.2	976.9
Rec TDs	7.3	6.4

Rushing

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

Points

Fantasy Points	166.1	135.6

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Ladd McConkey WR - LAC Ladd McConkey WR - LAC
2025 Points
Week 1	2.5	7.4
Week 2	11.2	4.8
Week 3	14.4	4.1
Week 4	7.9	1.1
Week 5	12.0	9.9
Week 6	‐	16.0
Week 7	2.7	6.7
Week 8	‐	14.8
Week 9	7.5	5.6
Week 10	15.6	16.7
Week 11	15.2	1.3
Week 12	5.5	‐
Week 13	16.5	9.9
Week 14	12.1	1.2
Week 15	20.5	2.0
Week 16	5.9	10.3
Week 17	5.7	3.1
Week 18	‐	‐
Total	155.2	114.9
Average	10.3	7.2

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

Notes for Player Combination
	Nico Collins WR - HOU Nico Collins WR - HOU	Ladd McConkey WR - LAC Ladd McConkey WR - LAC
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.
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.	Don't hold the OL injuries against the Chargers' skill players. Ladd McConkey specifically. The Chargers' WR failed to live up to his expectations from his rookie season, as Keenan Allen's presence capped his target/production ceiling. The 33-year-old WR LED the Chargers in targets under OC Greg Roman (hyper-targeted on third downs). But with Roman replaced by Mike McDaniel, we should expect McConkey to finish closer to his rookie season, when he averaged 2.6 YPRR. McDaniel knows how to deploy his WRs to achieve peak efficiency both for real-life and fantasy purposes.