Collin Dixon 2027 NFL Draft profile
Collin Dixon is 7th on our 2027 NFL Draft big board and 2nd among wide receivers. Our latest mock sends him to the Texans with the 4th pick. He 608 receiving yards on 47 catches and 9 touchdowns for Illinois this season.
Collin Dixon
- Position
- Wide receiver
- School
- Illinois (Big Ten)
- Class
- Senior
- Size
- 6' 1", 215 lbs
- Status
- Draft-eligible
- Our grade
- 90.3, 7th overall, 2nd wide receiver
Why the Texans at 4th
The Texans need a receiver: no receiver has played 70% of the snaps over the last three games. He is the 2nd wide receiver on our board, and the next wide receiver on our board is Carlos Hernandez of Wake Forest, 2.4 points back; the better grade left, Tawfiq Thomas (interior lineman, Georgia Tech), fills a smaller need here. At 6' 1", 215 lbs, the senior starts outside from his first game.
2026 season at Illinois
- Rec yards
- 608
- Catches
- 47
- Yards/catch
- 12.9
- Rec TD
- 9
Stats are the games played, from ESPN's box scores. They update with each Tuesday edition.
Board trend
First edition on our board: October 17, 2026. The trend fills in from next Tuesday.
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Wide receivers around him on the board
The nearest wide receivers by grade. The full NFL Draft wide receiver rankings order the whole position.
- 1Jeremiah SmithOhio State94.5
- 3Carlos HernandezWake Forest87.9
- 4KJ DuffRutgers86.2
Common questions
Where does Collin Dixon go in the 2027 NFL mock draft?
Collin Dixon is 4th pick to the Texans in our latest mock. The Texans need a receiver: no receiver has played 70% of the snaps over the last three games. He is the 2nd wide receiver on our board, and the next wide receiver on our board is Carlos Hernandez of Wake Forest, 2.4 points back; the better grade left, Tawfiq Thomas (interior lineman, Georgia Tech), fills a smaller need here. At 6' 1", 215 lbs, the senior starts outside from his first game.
Is Collin Dixon eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft?
Yes. He is a senior, so he is eligible for the 2027 draft.
By the Parlae deskProspect data updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number