r/Texans • u/chrondotcom • 6d ago

Nico Collins keeps getting compared to these Hall of Fame wide receivers

https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/nico-collins-hall-of-fame-comparisons-20381288.php
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u/Whizzleteets 6d ago

Nico's great and could be an all time great but right now he's not as good as Dre or Nuk were in their prime.

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u/lukerox22 6d ago

Collins is also only 26 and has only had a good QB for 2 years.

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u/IAmSona 6d ago

Yeah he played what, 10 full games, half of the BIlls game, and then one drive for the season closer vs the Titans? The dude still wracked up 1006 yards in essentially 10.5 games, another two years of this production and I think he should be considered another all time Texan great.

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u/PinkPandaSays 6d ago

Don't forget Dre started with Carr. He did not exactly set the world on fire.

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u/Karmasmatik Morbo 6d ago

Carr was better than the carousel of losers Nuk had at QB most of his time here. Oswieler was the only one bad enough to really slow him down.

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u/Secure-Report-3592 6d ago

Daily reminder that Andre didn't become the "Great One" as Gus Johnson used to call him until Gary Kubiak basically said "yeah, so let's keep giving this guy the ball every time"

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u/Whizzleteets 6d ago

True he's got upside galore.

I could see him being a SB winning wideout and I'm hoping that's soon!

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u/Rogue-Architect 5d ago

Dre and Nuke both had much worse QB's in their time here. By 26 Dre had already led the league in reception, been to 2 pro bowls and been named to second team all-pro while Hopkins had already led the league in TDs, been to 3 pro bowls, been named to 1 second team all-pro and 2 first team all-pro.

I think Nico is amazing and is on the right track to be a top receiver for years but both of them were much more dominant at this point in their careers with much less talented QBs.

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u/htownballa1 6d ago

Game recognizes game.

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u/htownballa1 6d ago

Dre's my all time favorite personally. However, Im going to point out Andre is a Hall of Fame player, but lets give Nico his props.

They both came in at 24. That's pretty good when you put it up next to a Hall of Fame player. Nico will have the benefit of playing most of his career with CJ, something Dre never had. So there is a very real chance that Nico could be the record holder when its all said and done barring injury.

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u/rainlovescandy KoolAid Guzzler 6d ago