Texans' Nico Collins Eyes '1,500 Yards Minimum' After Breakout Year, $72.75M Contract

Nico Collins isn't satisfied after his breakout 2023 season and $72.8 million contract extension.

The Houston Texans wide receiver said he's looking to hit the 1,500-yard barrier in 2024.

"I'm trying to get 1,500 yards, minimum. That's what I'm chasing," Collins told ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime. "I'm chasing the dudes that I've been watching for years. Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, successful receivers that made the game look so easy."

Collins recorded 80 receptions for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns in 2023, more than doubling his career totals in every category. He inked a three-year, $72.8 million contract extension with the Texans this offseason, establishing Collins as the WR1 of the future.

Whether he's still the WR1 of the present remains to be seen.

The Texans traded a 2025 second-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for Stefon Diggs, who will come to Houston motivated after a dreadful second half to last season. Diggs also restructured his contract so he can re-enter the free-agent market after the 2024 campaign, so odds are he's going to be commanding the ball.

The Texans will also be welcoming second-year wideout Tank Dell back to the lineup. Dell suffered a fractured fibula last December, halting his impressive rookie season at just 11 games.

Add in the acquisition of veteran running back Joe Mixon, and there are suddenly plenty of mouths to feed in the Texans offense. If Collins somehow manages to top 1,500 yards in this loaded roster, he'll find himself on the shortlist of best receivers in the entire league this time a year from now.