Start Nico Collins or Jalen Coker? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Nico Collins over Jalen Coker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Nico Collins at 15.0 points and Jalen Coker at 14.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Nico Collins at ADP 21 and Jalen Coker at 126.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Nico Collins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nico Collins is 70 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 68 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Nico Collins 0.2 points ahead of Jalen Coker on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

NYG allowed 31.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Jalen Coker and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 146 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Nico Collins is not on the injury report.

Jalen Coker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Nico Collins played 71 percent of HOU snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Nico Collins, Week 4 against DAL: 38 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Nico Collins, Week 5 against TEN: 47 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 6 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards.

Through Week 6, Jalen Coker played 67 percent of CAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 6 against PHI: 59 of 79 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 97 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Nico Collins over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Nico Collins.
• Start A.J. Brown over Jalen Coker.
• Start Jalen Coker over Carnell Tate.
• Start Chris Olave over Jalen Coker.