WR · 2025 season
Nico Collins vs Zay Flowers
Nico Collins and Zay Flowers split the 2025 season: Nico Collins led targets, 120 to 118; Zay Flowers led receptions, 86 to 71. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production.
Nico Collins (Houston, 15 games) against Zay Flowers (Baltimore, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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Nico Collins vs Zay Flowers, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | Nico Collins | Zay Flowers |
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| Targets | 120 ✓ | 118 |
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| Receptions | 71 | 86 ✓ |
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| Receiving yards | 1,117 | 1,211 ✓ |
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| Receiving touchdowns | 6 ✓ | 5 |
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| Yards per reception | 15.73 ✓ | 14.08 |
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| Fantasy points | 226.2 | 243.3 ✓ |
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Categories won: Nico Collins 3, Zay Flowers 3.
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Who had the better 2025 season, Nico Collins or Zay Flowers?
Nico Collins and Zay Flowers split the 2025 season: Nico Collins led targets, 120 to 118; Zay Flowers led receptions, 86 to 71. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production.
What separates Nico Collins and Zay Flowers statistically?
Nico Collins led on targets (120 to 118). Zay Flowers led on receptions (86 to 71). Zay Flowers led on receiving yards (1,211 to 1,117).
Where do these numbers come from?
Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.
Should I start Nico Collins or Zay Flowers?
Nico Collins and Zay Flowers split the 2025 season: Nico Collins led targets, 120 to 118; Zay Flowers led receptions, 86 to 71. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production. Nico Collins led on targets, 120 to 118. Zay Flowers led on receptions, 86 to 71. Nico Collins hosts BUF in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. Zay Flowers plays at IND in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.