Who Should I Start? Nico Collins or Trey McBride

Monday, August 18, 9:03 AM

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins made his preseason debut on Saturday against the Panthers and hauled in two of three targets for 13 yards and a touchdown. He also almost connected on a deep pass from quarterback C.J. Stroud during the team's first possession, and Stroud said after the game, "It's my job to connect with him, and I owe him one from today." Collins looked strong and ready for another elite season after posting over 1,000 receiving yards in each of the last two seasons. Last year, the 26-year-old from Michigan led the team with 68 receptions for 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns, even though he missed five games with an injury. He looks healthy and ready to roll as the team's top receiver coming into his fifth season in the NFL, and is once again a strong WR1 to build around for fantasy this year.

Thursday, April 3, 4:43 PM

The Arizona Cardinals are making Pro Bowl tight end Trey McBride the highest-paid tight end in NFL history with a four-year, $76 million contract extension on Thursday, according to his agents. The deal includes $43 million guaranteed and a $19 million average per year, which is the highest ever for any NFL tight end. The 25-year-old former second-rounder (55th overall) in 2022 out of Colorado State was a first-time Pro Bowler in 2024 while setting career-highs in receptions (111), targets (147), receiving yards (1,146) in 16 games. Despite only finding the end zone two times, McBride still finished as the TE2 in standard scoring in his third year in the league, with his 111 catches falling just one short of Brock Bowers' 112 for the league lead. He should score more in 2025 in his fourth year in the NFL, making him an elite TE1 target for fantasy managers.