What does having a WR1 finish in 2023, putting up the second-highest yards per route run (3.37) behind only Tyreek Hill, and being tethered to one of the game's best young quarterbacks get you as a fantasy football wide receiver going into 2024? For Nico Collins, it's disrespected. Whether or not Nico is the WR1 in Houston just might be the most frequently asked question of the offseason so far, but a closer look at his breakout 2023 season reveals a player that isn't going to be bullied out of his No. 1 spot on the depth chart by Stefon Diggs or Tank Dell. Along with the aforementioned ridiculous per-route productivity, Collins also posted a very promising 0.28 targets per route run, good for 12th in the NFL among wide receivers to run 100 or more routes. The Texans were able to retain OC Bobby Slowik for QB C.J. Stroud's second pro season, who dialed up the pass at the 12th-highest rate in the league in 2023. That continued reliance on the pass will help sustain Nico even with plenty of competition for targets - which, by the way, Collins is no stranger to dealing with and excelling in spite of. Last year, five different Texans pass catchers, including Collins, logged target shares over 14.8%: himself (21.1%), Tank Dell (19.0%), Dalton Schultz (15.7%), Noah Brown (15.2%), and Robert Woods (14.8%). Collins proved himself to be anything but volume-dependent last year, scoring the 7th-most PPR points per game in 2023 despite ranking 68th in route participation (66.2%). Collins is an example of a WR who has gotten better at his craft regardless of his QB, so matching CJ Stroud at the right place at the right time is a match made in heaven. Make no mistake - regardless of his QB, Collins has the skills to be a true NFL alpha WR1. The addition of Diggs to the picture will most definitely affect target distribution, but expect it to be extremely tight between their three star WRs. Tank Dell and Collins had similar target earning opportunities last year, but it was on a small sample size, and Dell is coming off of a fractured fibula (i.e., Waddle, Pollard). After signing a lucrative three-year, $72M extension in Houston, it's clear the Texans intend to feature Nico Collins moving forward, and as long as Stroud is under center, Collins will remain a borderline WR1.