Nico Collins moves past Owen Daniels into third on the Texans’ career receiving list and credits his line and quarterback

Nico Collins is now the third most productive receiver in Houston Texans history. His three catches for 74 yards in the 34-31 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, October 18, took him to 4,670 career receiving yards and past tight end Owen Daniels, who had held third place with 4,617 since his Houston career ended in 2013.

Only Andre Johnson, with 13,597 yards, and DeAndre Hopkins, with 8,602, have more for the franchise. Collins went into the London game needing 22 yards to make the move and was past Daniels well before Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 49-yard field goal won it at the final whistle.

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A climb built on consistency

Collins, a 2021 third-round pick out of Michigan who has spent his whole career in Houston, reached the mark in 70 games, 30 fewer than Daniels needed. His average of 15.0 yards per catch is three yards better than the tight end’s, and he has 27 touchdown receptions for the club.

The 74 yards on Sunday also kept alive the streak that best explains his rise: he has now gone over 50 receiving yards in 13 consecutive games, the longest active run in the NFL. One streak did end in London. Collins had topped 100 yards in each of his previous five meetings with the Jaguars, a franchise record and tied for the second-longest run of its kind against a single opponent in league history.

What Collins said

Asked right after the game about the big catches that have become his trademark, Collins pointed to the people around him rather than to himself. He spoke about trusting his teammates, his quarterback, C.J. Stroud, who wears No. 7, and the offensive line, which did not allow a sack. “I couldn’t do it without them,” he said, before praising the afternoons Jaylin Noel and Marvin Harrison Jr. had alongside him.

He also talked about what a division win so far from home meant to a team that started 0-4, describing the trip to the United Kingdom and the result as “a blessing” and saying the offense simply took the game one play at a time.

Stroud finished 24 of 34 for 312 yards and three touchdowns. Noel caught four passes for a career-high 107 yards and a score, and Harrison had three catches for 34 yards in his Texans debut.

Collins’ full career numbers and game log are on his WhyNFL player page, and every score from London is in our Texans-Jaguars recap.

What comes next

Houston, now 2-4 after back-to-back wins, hosts the New York Giants at NRG Stadium on Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 p.m. EDT before its Week 8 bye. The Texans team page has the full schedule.