Start Nico Collins or Drake London? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Drake London over Nico Collins in Week 1.

Nico Collins is priced by the books at 2.8 projected points and Drake London is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 13 and Nico Collins at 19.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Drake London in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 2.8 fantasy points for Nico Collins, with 33 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Drake London and ATL visit PIT.

PIT allowed 9.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 53 yards and no touchdowns against PIT.

Nico Collins and HOU host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 40.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and a touchdown against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Nico Collins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake London was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Nico Collins was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Drake London, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 8 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.

Drake London, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 52 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.

Drake London, Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 53 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 5.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Nico Collins played 15 games for HOU and scored 226.2 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing WR8.

He caught 71 of 120 targets for 1117 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 793 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Nico Collins, Week 17 of 2025 against LAC: 44 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 57 yards, 8.7 PPR points.

Nico Collins, Week 16 of 2025 against LV: 52 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 59 yards, 9.9 PPR points.

Nico Collins, Week 15 of 2025 against ARI: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 85 yards, 2 touchdowns, 23.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Drake London scored 5.5 PPR points and Nico Collins scored 21.2.

The call was wrong: Nico Collins outscored Drake London by 15.7.

Drake London, Week 1 against PIT: 59 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 29 yards, 5.5 PPR points.

Drake London finished as the week's WR70 in PPR scoring.

Nico Collins finished 18.4 points above the 2.8 the props implied.

Nico Collins, Week 1 against BUF: 57 of 79 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 10 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 PPR points.

Nico Collins finished as the week's WR8 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Drake London.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start A.J. Brown over Nico Collins.
• Start Chris Olave over Nico Collins.
• Start Nico Collins over Garrett Wilson.