Texans Rule Out Nico Collins for Week 2 After Mid-Week Hamstring Injury
Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins has been officially ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a hamstring injury suffered in practice.
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Nico Collins is officially out for Week 2 with a hamstring injury, proving once again that Wednesday practices are the most dangerous place on earth for a fantasy football roster.
Adam Schefter dropped the hammer on Friday afternoon, confirming the Houston Texans will host the Cincinnati Bengals without their top target. Collins tweaked his hamstring in the middle of the week, went straight to the Did Not Participate list on Thursday, and is now officially in street clothes for Sunday.
"Adam Schefter tweeted: 'Texans ruled out WR Nico Collins due to his hamstring injury.'"
This is a brutal blow for a Houston offense trying to bounce back from a 36-31 Week 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Collins was the lone bright spot in that shootout, pulling down seven catches for 75 yards and a touchdown. Now, you take away a guy who posted 1,117 yards last season, and suddenly the Texans are asking a lot of their secondary options against a 1-0 Cincinnati squad.
The hamstring issue is reportedly a Grade 1 strain, which is medical speak for an injury that is not catastrophic but annoying enough to ruin your weekend. Soft tissue injuries have been the only thing capable of slowing Collins down over the last few years. He missed five games with a hamstring issue in 2024 and has a resume of lower-body bumps that make every tweak feel like a five-alarm fire for anyone holding a Houston ticket.
For the betting markets, pulling a primary wide receiver off the board completely reshapes the prop landscape. All those targets have to go somewhere, meaning the remaining Houston pass catchers are about to see a massive spike in volume to keep pace with Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
The Texans will have to survive Sunday without their primary weapon, and fans will spend the next week aggressively refreshing practice reports. If Collins cannot get back on the field by next Wednesday, Houston might have to start looking at serious contingency plans for the rest of September.
Key stats
Key statsCollins had 7 catches for 75 yards and 1 TD in Week 1.
Collins recorded 71 catches for 1,117 yards and 6 TDs in the 2025 season.
Collins missed 5 games in 2024 with a hamstring injury.
What's next
The Texans will face the Bengals without their WR1, and Collins' practice participation next week will be heavily monitored to see if he can return for Week 3.
