Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Christian Watson vs Nico Collins

Nico Collins gets more of his team's passes (27% vs 24%) and more of the deep throws (37% of its air yards vs 28%). In total, though, Christian Watson has more targets (29 vs 10). Christian Watson has played 3 games and Nico Collins 1 game. Near the end zone, Christian Watson has had more chances (6 vs 2 plays within 20 yards), but Nico Collins gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (22% vs 21%). Christian Watson is scoring more fantasy points a game (23.1 vs 21.2, PPR), but the chances Nico Collins gets usually score more: 20.5 vs 18.6 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

WRGB

Christian Watson

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 23.1
Expected points per gameEst.: 18.6

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRHOU

Nico Collins

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 21.2
Expected points per gameEst.: 20.5

1 game with a target, carry or dropback

Week 3 injury report: Out (Hamstring)

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.

Christian Watson and Nico Collins, season usage side by side
Stat	Christian Watson	Nico Collins
Games	3	1
Passes thrown to him
Targets	29	10
Target share	24%	27%
Air-yards share	28%	37%
Catches	17	7
Receiving yards	284	75
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	6	2
Red-zone share	21%	22%
End-zone targets	4	1
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	4	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	2.4	1.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	23.1	21.2
Fantasy points (PPR)	69.4	21.2
Expected points per gameEst.	18.6	20.5
Points vs expectedEst.	+4.5	+0.7

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

Christian Watson
Nico Collins

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
Week	Christian Watson	Nico Collins
1	20%against MIN	27%against BUF
2	38%against NYJ	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
3	20%against ATL	— no game with a target, carry or dropback

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.

Leaderboard ranks for Christian Watson and Nico Collins
Leaderboard	Christian Watson	Nico Collins
Target share leaders	#22of 74 wide receivers	Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Air-yards share leaders	#34of 74 wide receivers	Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders	#5of 35 wide receivers	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#4of 166 wide receivers	#53of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders	#2of 166 wide receivers	#65of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#5of 166 wide receivers	#4of 166 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.