Cedric Tillman vs Nico Collins: The Full Breakdown
Cedric Tillman and Nico Collins are both viable fantasy wide receivers heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Cedric Tillman averaged 8.2 PPG across 14 games with the Cleveland Browns, while Nico Collins posted 12.7 PPG in 15 appearances for the Houston Texans.
A 4.5-PPG gap gives Nico Collins the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Target volume is the story here. Nico Collins saw 120 targets in 2025, while Cedric Tillman drew 78. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Nico Collins, even in weeks where Cedric Tillman posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Cedric Tillman has his bye in Week 10, and Nico Collins rests in Week 8. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
